Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
DEREK JETERMy heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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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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.
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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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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 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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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
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When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!
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I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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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 try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I’ll always sign for a kid before an adult.
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I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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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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