My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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I always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
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That’s how you win – pitching and defense.
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God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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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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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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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 take any talent to play hard.
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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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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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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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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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I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
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Everyone fears rejection.
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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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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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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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 like to hit the gym early in the morning. I feel better throughout the day when I get in a workout first thing in the morning.
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You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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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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I like to dance and sing when there’s no one around, but, if I’m out, I’m really shy about it. So it takes a lot to get me going, but I enjoy being around music.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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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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You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It’s still a loss. It doesn’t matter what the score was if we win tomorrow.
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