You have to take the good with the bad. Some players only talk to the press when they are doing good. When you’re doing bad you shouldn’t shy away from them and when doing good, don’t run up to them.
DEREK JETERI’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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 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 can see how people work out to feel better.
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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 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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I think it comes easy to work hard. I was always taught, don’t short-change yourself. Keep working to get better.
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If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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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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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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God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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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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My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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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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