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 JETERI love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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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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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I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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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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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 think when things linger, that’s when they become a distraction. I don’t want any distractions.
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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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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 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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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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If you’re going to play at all, you’re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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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 don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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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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