I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
DEREK JETERMy best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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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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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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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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You gotta have fun. Regardless of how you look at it, we’re playing a game. It’s a business, it’s our job, but I don’t think you can do well unless you’re having fun.
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I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I’ll always sign for a kid before an adult.
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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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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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It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
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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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Everyone fears rejection.
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I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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