If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
DEREK JETERI love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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Defense usually doesn’t make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games. There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them.
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I think when things linger, that’s when they become a distraction. I don’t want any distractions.
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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams – I’m not knocking other teams – but there’s only one shortstop on the Yankees.
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My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you’re a kid, you want to be just like your dad.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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Obviously, you’re known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You’re a person a lot longer before and after you’re a professional athlete.
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It doesn’t feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I’m on an All-Star team everyday.
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There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that.
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That’s how you win – pitching and defense.
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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
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The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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