If you’re going to play at all, you’re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
DEREK JETERYou have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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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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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I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
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I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
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So many people are insanely busy nowadays, and it’s easy to say, ‘Ah, I’ll workout tomorrow.’ But you have to set aside a time and stick to that schedule.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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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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That’s how you win – pitching and defense.
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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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Sneak out when things go good. It bothers me when people have good games and stand in front of their locker waiting for the media, then they have bad games and sneak out the back.
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When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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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 only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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What kind of influence did my parents have on my life? Well, they had the most influence. These are the people who are closest to me. My parents are very positive people. They’ve been supportive. They’re always there.
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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 love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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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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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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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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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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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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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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