There’s responsibility, but there’s also accountability. You have to be accountable for your actions. You have to stand at your locker when things are going bad.
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More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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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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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My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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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 heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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If I put my name on something, I’m going to be involved. I’m not just going to put my name on it and not pay attention.
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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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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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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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You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It’s still a loss. It doesn’t matter what the score was if we win tomorrow.
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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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Defense usually doesn’t make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games. There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them.
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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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