In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
DEREK JETERI get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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If you’re going to play at all, you’re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
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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 think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
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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 like to hit the gym early in the morning. I feel better throughout the day when I get in a workout first thing in the morning.
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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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Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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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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It’s never over. You don’t want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it’s not over until the last out.
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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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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’m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
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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’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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