My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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If I put my name on something, I’m going to be involved. I’m not just going to put my name on it and not pay attention.
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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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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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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 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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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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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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I always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
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When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that’s a really good feeling.
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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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You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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