I will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.
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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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move forward.
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If I put my name on something, I’m going to be involved. I’m not just going to put my name on it and not pay attention.
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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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I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
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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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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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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 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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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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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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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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My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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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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My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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