You’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
DEREK JETERMy best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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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There’s responsibility, but there’s also accountability. You have to be accountable for your actions. You have to stand at your locker when things are going bad.
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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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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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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 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 when things linger, that’s when they become a distraction. I don’t want any distractions.
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When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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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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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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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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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’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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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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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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I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
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God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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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 want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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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 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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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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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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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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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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