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I think when things linger, that’s when they become a distraction. I don’t want any distractions.

Derek Jeter

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.
DEREK JETER

Insanity Myself People Schedule Time
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.
DEREK JETER

Believe Hard Work Myself People Talent
It doesn’t feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I’m on an All-Star team everyday.
DEREK JETER

Different Feeling Myself Team
I can see how people work out to feel better.
DEREK JETER

Better Exercise Feeling Myself People Work
My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
DEREK JETER

Believe Inspirational Myself Parents
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.
DEREK JETER

Better Early Feeling Morning Myself
I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I’ll always sign for a kid before an adult.
DEREK JETER

Adult Children Myself Possible Try
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.
DEREK JETER

Focus Line Myself Past Present Reflection Thinking Win
Defense 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.
DEREK JETER

Defense Game Headline Myself Play Win
I’m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
DEREK JETER

Learning Mistake Try Perfection Yourself
Everyone fears rejection.
DEREK JETER

Fear One Liner Rejection
It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
DEREK JETER

Effort Hard Inspirational Play Talent
It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
DEREK JETER

Home Open Season Yourself
I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
DEREK JETER

Day Dreams Goal Myself Team
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.
DEREK JETER

Athletics Different Health Important Opportunity Run
You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
DEREK JETER

Accident World Yourself
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 JETER

Care Criticism Myself Sensitive Yourself
I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
DEREK JETER

Attribution Avoid Distraction Myself Necessary Success Understand
If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
DEREK JETER

Care Match Play Sports Yourself
The big difference for me is that, as I get older, I find it’s a lot easier to stay in shape than it is to get back in shape.
DEREK JETER

Body Difference Easy Myself Old Stay
I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
DEREK JETER

Challenge Criticism Game Play Yourself
It’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 JETER

Position Run Yourself
You gotta have fun. Regardless of how you look at it, we’re playing a game. It’s a business, it’s our job, but I don’t think you can do well unless you’re having fun.
DEREK JETER

Fun Myself Problem Sight
My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
DEREK JETER

Dreams Future Heroes Yourself
During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
DEREK JETER

Fun Movie Myself Season
You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
DEREK JETER

Myself Wake Up
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.
DEREK JETER

Feeling Job Move Myself Start

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