The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
DEREK JETERThe 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.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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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 play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
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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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My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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If I put my name on something, I’m going to be involved. I’m not just going to put my name on it and not pay attention.
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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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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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It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
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There’s responsibility, but there’s also accountability. You have to be accountable for your actions. You have to stand at your locker when things are going bad.
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Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is very important.
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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 think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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