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.
DEREK JETERI think it comes easy to work hard. I was always taught, don’t short-change yourself. Keep working to get better.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
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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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When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that’s a really good feeling.
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You’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
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My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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If I put my name on something, I’m going to be involved. I’m not just going to put my name on it and not pay attention.
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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’m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
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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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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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I always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
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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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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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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 think when things linger, that’s when they become a distraction. I don’t want any distractions.
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