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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.

Derek Jeter

I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
DEREK JETER

Date Myself People
You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
DEREK JETER

Confidence Home Yourself
I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
DEREK JETER

Attribution Avoid Distraction Myself Necessary Success Understand
I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
DEREK JETER

Game Myself Nervous Situation Team
I will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.
DEREK JETER

Family Forever Myself
You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
DEREK JETER

Myself Wake Up
I’m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
DEREK JETER

Learning Mistake Try Perfection Yourself
The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
DEREK JETER

Finish Hard Work Play Yourself
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.
DEREK JETER

Competition Enjoyment Mistake Myself Race Street Try
I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
DEREK JETER

Different Myself Play
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.
DEREK JETER

College Father Himself
It doesn’t feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I’m on an All-Star team everyday.
DEREK JETER

Different Feeling Myself Team
You gotta have fun. Regardless of how you look at it, we’re playing a game. It’s a business, it’s our job, but I don’t think you can do well unless you’re having fun.
DEREK JETER

Fun Myself Problem Sight
Obviously, you’re known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You’re a person a lot longer before and after you’re a professional athlete.
DEREK JETER

Athlete Goodness Person Professional Yourself
The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move forward.
DEREK JETER

Feeling Job Move Myself Start
If you’re going to play at all, you’re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
DEREK JETER

Game Hate Lose Myself Play

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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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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