It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
DEREK JETERIt doesn’t take talent to work hard.
DEREK JETERI love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
DEREK JETERThis is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
DEREK JETERObviously, you’re known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You’re a person a lot longer before and after you’re a professional athlete.
DEREK JETERSportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
DEREK JETERI attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
DEREK JETERIf you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
DEREK JETERI think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
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 JETERYankee Stadium is my favorite stadium; I’m not going to lie to you. There’s a certain feel you get in Yankee Stadium.
DEREK JETERYou know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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 JETERIt’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.
DEREK JETERDuring the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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