This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
DEREK JETERI think when things linger, that’s when they become a distraction. I don’t want any distractions.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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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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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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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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That’s how you win – pitching and defense.
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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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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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I think when things linger, that’s when they become a distraction. I don’t want any distractions.
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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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 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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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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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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