When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
DEREK JETERThe 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.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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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I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I’ll always sign for a kid before an adult.
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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’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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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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Sneak out when things go good. It bothers me when people have good games and stand in front of their locker waiting for the media, then they have bad games and sneak out the back.
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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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You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It’s still a loss. It doesn’t matter what the score was if we win tomorrow.
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I always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
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The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
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I’ve been lying to you guys for a long time, saying I wasn’t nervous and there’s no pressure. There was a lot of pressure to do it here.
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I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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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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