My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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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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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If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.
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I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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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 think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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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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I try to stay as private as possible; I know that’s difficult, especially playing here in New York, but I make an attempt at it.
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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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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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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
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We just want to win. That’s the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don’t really reflect on what we’ve done in the past. We focus on the present.
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Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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I like to dance and sing when there’s no one around, but, if I’m out, I’m really shy about it. So it takes a lot to get me going, but I enjoy being around music.
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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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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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There’s responsibility, but there’s also accountability. You have to be accountable for your actions. You have to stand at your locker when things are going bad.
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I go into every game thinking I’m going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn’t enjoy it.
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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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The big difference for me is that, as I get older, I find it’s a lot easier to stay in shape than it is to get back in shape.
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