If you’re going to win games, you’re going to have to come up with the big hits. That’s the bottom line.
DEREK JETERObviously, 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.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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Everyone fears rejection.
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My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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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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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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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.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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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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I think when things linger, that’s when they become a distraction. I don’t want any distractions.
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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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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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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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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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