I think it comes easy to work hard. I was always taught, don’t short-change yourself. Keep working to get better.
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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If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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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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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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I will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.
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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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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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You’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
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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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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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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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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Defense usually doesn’t make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games. There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them.
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Obviously, you’re known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You’re a person a lot longer before and after you’re a professional athlete.
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