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.
DEREK JETERHandle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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 doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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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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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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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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If you’re going to win games, you’re going to have to come up with the big hits. That’s the bottom line.
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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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I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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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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Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is very important.
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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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You’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
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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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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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