I’m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
DEREK JETERI’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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If you’re going to play at all, you’re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
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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 can see how people work out to feel better.
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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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The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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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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It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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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.
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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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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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Everyone fears rejection.
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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 want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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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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