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 JETERIf you’re going to win games, you’re going to have to come up with the big hits. That’s the bottom line.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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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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If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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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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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.
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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 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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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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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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You have to take the good with the bad. Some players only talk to the press when they are doing good. When you’re doing bad you shouldn’t shy away from them and when doing good, don’t run up to them.
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When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that’s a really good feeling.
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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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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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