I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I’ll always sign for a kid before an adult.
DEREK JETERI want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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Obviously, you’re known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You’re a person a lot longer before and after you’re a professional athlete.
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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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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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I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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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 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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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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If you’re going to win games, you’re going to have to come up with the big hits. That’s the bottom line.
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I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
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You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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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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My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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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’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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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