You can’t be sensitive, because you’re going to get criticized. I don’t care who you are, you’re going to get criticized.
DEREK JETERSurround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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 will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.
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The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
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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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I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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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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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is very important.
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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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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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There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that.
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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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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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I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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