The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
DEREK JETERI’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.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
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I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I’ll always sign for a kid before an adult.
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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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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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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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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
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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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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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I go into every game thinking I’m going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn’t enjoy it.
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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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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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Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is very important.
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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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