God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
DEREK JETERGod, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
DEREK JETERWhen I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
DEREK JETERHandle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
DEREK JETERWhat kind of influence did my parents have on my life? Well, they had the most influence. These are the people who are closest to me. My parents are very positive people. They’ve been supportive. They’re always there.
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.
DEREK JETERWork hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
DEREK JETERMy best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
DEREK JETERI try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I’ll always sign for a kid before an adult.
DEREK JETERI have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams – I’m not knocking other teams – but there’s only one shortstop on the Yankees.
DEREK JETERI play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
DEREK JETERI 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.
DEREK JETERSportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
DEREK JETERI always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
DEREK JETERYou have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
DEREK JETERIt doesn’t take talent to work hard.
DEREK JETERDefense 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.
DEREK JETER