Yankee Stadium is my favorite stadium; I’m not going to lie to you. There’s a certain feel you get in Yankee Stadium.
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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We just want to win. That’s the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don’t really reflect on what we’ve done in the past. We focus on the present.
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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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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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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The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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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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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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You can’t be sensitive, because you’re going to get criticized. I don’t care who you are, you’re going to get criticized.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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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 never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
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