Everyone fears rejection.
DEREK JETERYou’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
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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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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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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My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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I think when things linger, that’s when they become a distraction. I don’t want any distractions.
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The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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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 parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.
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God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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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’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
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I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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It doesn’t feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I’m on an All-Star team everyday.
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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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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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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 think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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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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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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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 like to hit the gym early in the morning. I feel better throughout the day when I get in a workout first thing in the morning.
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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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