The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
DEREK JETERThe last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
DEREK JETERIt doesn’t feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I’m on an All-Star team everyday.
DEREK JETERI always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
DEREK JETERI 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.
DEREK JETERI 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.
DEREK JETERI want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
DEREK JETERThis is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
DEREK JETERWhen you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that’s a really good feeling.
DEREK JETERWhen I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
DEREK JETERI 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.
DEREK JETERSo 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.
DEREK JETERSportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
DEREK JETERWhat 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.
DEREK JETERYou don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
DEREK JETERGood teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
DEREK JETERI 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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