God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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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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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If you’re going to play at all, you’re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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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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Defense 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.
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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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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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I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
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My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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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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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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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.
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I can have fun anywhere, as long as I’m with good people. But in the offseason, I like to go somewhere warm, a nice spot in the Caribbean.
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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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