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.
DEREK JETERI’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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I like to hit the gym early in the morning. I feel better throughout the day when I get in a workout first thing in the morning.
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Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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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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You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It’s still a loss. It doesn’t matter what the score was if we win tomorrow.
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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 think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
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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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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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There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that.
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win 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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