You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
DEREK JETERIt doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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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 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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The big difference for me is that, as I get older, I find it’s a lot easier to stay in shape than it is to get back in shape.
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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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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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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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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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You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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I like to hit the gym early in the morning. I feel better throughout the day when I get in a workout first thing in the morning.
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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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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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