Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
DEREK JETERDefense usually doesn’t make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games. There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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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The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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I’m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
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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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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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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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My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
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I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
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I go into every game thinking I’m going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn’t enjoy it.
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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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