I like to dance and sing when there’s no one around, but, if I’m out, I’m really shy about it. So it takes a lot to get me going, but I enjoy being around music.
DEREK JETERWhen you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that’s a really good feeling.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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 never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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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.
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It doesn’t feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I’m on an All-Star team everyday.
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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’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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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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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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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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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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I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
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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 win games, you’re going to have to come up with the big hits. That’s the bottom line.
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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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