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.
DEREK JETER
I’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’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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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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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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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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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!
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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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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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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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You’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
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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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