I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
DEREK JETERWhen I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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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I always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
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If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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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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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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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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My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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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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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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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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My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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