Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
DEREK JETERMy grandmother asks me to race down the street, I’m going to try to beat her. And I’ll probably enjoy it. Competitive to a fault, sometimes.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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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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Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.
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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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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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It’s never over. You don’t want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it’s not over until the last out.
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The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
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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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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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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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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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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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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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My grandmother asks me to race down the street, I’m going to try to beat her. And I’ll probably enjoy it. Competitive to a fault, sometimes.
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