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.
DEREK JETERI always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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I’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
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Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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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 want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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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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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’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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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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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 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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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
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