I’m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
DEREK JETERIt doesn’t take talent to work hard.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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We just want to win. That’s the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don’t really reflect on what we’ve done in the past. We focus on the present.
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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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My grandmother asks me to race down the street, I’m going to try to beat her. And I’ll probably enjoy it. Competitive to a fault, sometimes.
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If you’re going to play at all, you’re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
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I’ve been lying to you guys for a long time, saying I wasn’t nervous and there’s no pressure. There was a lot of pressure to do it here.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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You can’t be sensitive, because you’re going to get criticized. I don’t care who you are, you’re going to get criticized.
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What kind of influence did my parents have on my life? Well, they had the most influence. These are the people who are closest to me. My parents are very positive people. They’ve been supportive. They’re always there.
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I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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I like to dance and sing when there’s no one around, but, if I’m out, I’m really shy about it. So it takes a lot to get me going, but I enjoy being around music.
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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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I looked up to my parents because they were very successful in what they wanted to do. I was lucky; I didn’t have to look far for role models.
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The big difference for me is that, as I get older, I find it’s a lot easier to stay in shape than it is to get back in shape.
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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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I will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.
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You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It’s still a loss. It doesn’t matter what the score was if we win tomorrow.
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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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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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When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that’s a really good feeling.
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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Sneak out when things go good. It bothers me when people have good games and stand in front of their locker waiting for the media, then they have bad games and sneak out the back.
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When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!
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I can have fun anywhere, as long as I’m with good people. But in the offseason, I like to go somewhere warm, a nice spot in the Caribbean.
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