When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!
DEREK JETERGood teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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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You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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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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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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I like to dance and sing when there’s no one around, but, if I’m out, I’m really shy about it. So it takes a lot to get me going, but I enjoy being around music.
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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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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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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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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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The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
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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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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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