I think when things linger, that’s when they become a distraction. I don’t want any distractions.
DEREK JETERObviously, 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.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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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 play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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I will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.
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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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You gotta have fun. Regardless of how you look at it, we’re playing a game. It’s a business, it’s our job, but I don’t think you can do well unless you’re having fun.
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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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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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You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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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.
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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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You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It’s still a loss. It doesn’t matter what the score was if we win tomorrow.
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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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