I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
DEREK JETERI never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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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I 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.
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You can’t be sensitive, because you’re going to get criticized. I don’t care who you are, you’re going to get criticized.
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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.
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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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The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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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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I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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Yankee Stadium is my favorite stadium; I’m not going to lie to you. There’s a certain feel you get in Yankee Stadium.
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It doesn’t feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I’m on an All-Star team everyday.
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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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I looked up to my parents because they were very successful in what they wanted to do. I was lucky; I didn’t have to look far for role models.
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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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