I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
DEREK JETERI always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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I’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
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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 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 try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I’ll always sign for a kid before an adult.
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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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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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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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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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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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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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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 play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
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I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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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 attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
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