It’s never over. You don’t want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it’s not over until the last out.
DEREK JETERGood teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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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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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It doesn’t feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I’m on an All-Star team everyday.
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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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My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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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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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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My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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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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I looked up to my parents because they were very successful in what they wanted to do. I was lucky; I didn’t have to look far for role models.
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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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I can have fun anywhere, as long as I’m with good people. But in the offseason, I like to go somewhere warm, a nice spot in the Caribbean.
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God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
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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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