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.
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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If you’re going to win games, you’re going to have to come up with the big hits. That’s the bottom line.
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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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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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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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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is very important.
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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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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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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 never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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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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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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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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I’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
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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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