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.
DEREK JETERThe last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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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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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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I always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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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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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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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 any talent to play hard.
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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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I try to stay as private as possible; I know that’s difficult, especially playing here in New York, but I make an attempt at it.
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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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