When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that’s a really good feeling.
DEREK JETERAs long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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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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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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We just want to win. That’s the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don’t really reflect on what we’ve done in the past. We focus on the present.
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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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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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When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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So 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.
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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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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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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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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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