I’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
DEREK JETERThe Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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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 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 attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
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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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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 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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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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I will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.
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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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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 it comes easy to work hard. I was always taught, don’t short-change yourself. Keep working to get better.
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