My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
DEREK JETERDefense usually doesn’t make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games. There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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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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Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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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 will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.
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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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I’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
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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 attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
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I 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.
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There’s responsibility, but there’s also accountability. You have to be accountable for your actions. You have to stand at your locker when things are going bad.
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Everyone fears rejection.
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