Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
DEREK JETERThat’s how you win – pitching and defense.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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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I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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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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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’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
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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 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 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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You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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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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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’m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
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My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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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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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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