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.
DEREK JETERI 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.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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I try to stay as private as possible; I know that’s difficult, especially playing here in New York, but I make an attempt at it.
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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 want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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The big difference for me is that, as I get older, I find it’s a lot easier to stay in shape than it is to get back in shape.
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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 sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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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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I always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
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The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
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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 play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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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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Everyone fears rejection.
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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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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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You’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
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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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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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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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You have to take the good with the bad. Some players only talk to the press when they are doing good. When you’re doing bad you shouldn’t shy away from them and when doing good, don’t run up to them.
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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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