Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
DEREK JETERYou have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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It’s never over. You don’t want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it’s not over until the last out.
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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What kind of influence did my parents have on my life? Well, they had the most influence. These are the people who are closest to me. My parents are very positive people. They’ve been supportive. They’re always there.
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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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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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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 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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I always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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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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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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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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There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that.
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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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Everyone fears rejection.
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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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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
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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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I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
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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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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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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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