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 try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I’ll always sign for a kid before an adult.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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You gotta have fun. Regardless of how you look at it, we’re playing a game. It’s a business, it’s our job, but I don’t think you can do well unless you’re having fun.
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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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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You can’t be sensitive, because you’re going to get criticized. I don’t care who you are, you’re going to get criticized.
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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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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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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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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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So many people are insanely busy nowadays, and it’s easy to say, ‘Ah, I’ll workout tomorrow.’ But you have to set aside a time and stick to that schedule.
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The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move forward.
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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 looked up to my parents because they were very successful in what they wanted to do. I was lucky; I didn’t have to look far for role models.
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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
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