If you’re going to win games, you’re going to have to come up with the big hits. That’s the bottom line.
DEREK JETERGod, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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My grandmother asks me to race down the street, I’m going to try to beat her. And I’ll probably enjoy it. Competitive to a fault, sometimes.
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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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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 sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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I go into every game thinking I’m going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn’t enjoy it.
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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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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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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 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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When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!
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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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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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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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The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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