It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
DEREK JETERI’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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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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 when things linger, that’s when they become a distraction. I don’t want any distractions.
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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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When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that’s a really good feeling.
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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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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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I’m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
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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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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’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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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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I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
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Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
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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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