I try to stay as private as possible; I know that’s difficult, especially playing here in New York, but I make an attempt at it.
DEREK JETERMy parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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If you’re going to win games, you’re going to have to come up with the big hits. That’s the bottom line.
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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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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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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 know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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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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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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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
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