You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
DEREK JETERIt doesn’t feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I’m on an All-Star team everyday.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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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 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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My grandmother asks me to race down the street, I’m going to try to beat her. And I’ll probably enjoy it. Competitive to a fault, sometimes.
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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 play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
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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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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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It doesn’t feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I’m on an All-Star team everyday.
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I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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Obviously, you’re known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You’re a person a lot longer before and after you’re a professional athlete.
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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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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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