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.
DEREK JETERSneak 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.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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 take talent to work hard.
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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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When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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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 get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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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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Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.
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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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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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My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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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.
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