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.
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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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I think when things linger, that’s when they become a distraction. I don’t want any distractions.
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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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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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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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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.
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My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
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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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Sneak out when things go good. It bothers me when people have good games and stand in front of their locker waiting for the media, then they have bad games and sneak out the back.
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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 think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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