I’m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
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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So many people are insanely busy nowadays, and it’s easy to say, ‘Ah, I’ll workout tomorrow.’ But you have to set aside a time and stick to that schedule.
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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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I’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
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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 heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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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 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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I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
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Yankee Stadium is my favorite stadium; I’m not going to lie to you. There’s a certain feel you get in Yankee Stadium.
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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 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 always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
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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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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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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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