You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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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The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
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Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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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 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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I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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Everyone fears rejection.
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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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What kind of influence did my parents have on my life? Well, they had the most influence. These are the people who are closest to me. My parents are very positive people. They’ve been supportive. They’re always there.
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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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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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So many people are insanely busy nowadays, and it’s easy to say, ‘Ah, I’ll workout tomorrow.’ But you have to set aside a time and stick to that schedule.
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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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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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