That’s how you win – pitching and defense.
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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When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that.
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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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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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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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My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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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 never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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I like to dance and sing when there’s no one around, but, if I’m out, I’m really shy about it. So it takes a lot to get me going, but I enjoy being around music.
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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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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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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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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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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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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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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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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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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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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 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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