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 JETERIt doesn’t feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I’m on an All-Star team everyday.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you’re a kid, you want to be just like your dad.
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I go into every game thinking I’m going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn’t enjoy it.
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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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When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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If you’re going to play at all, you’re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
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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 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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If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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My grandmother asks me to race down the street, I’m going to try to beat her. And I’ll probably enjoy it. Competitive to a fault, sometimes.
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I looked up to my parents because they were very successful in what they wanted to do. I was lucky; I didn’t have to look far for role models.
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My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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Yankee Stadium is my favorite stadium; I’m not going to lie to you. There’s a certain feel you get in Yankee Stadium.
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