My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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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’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that.
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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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I’m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
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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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I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams – I’m not knocking other teams – but there’s only one shortstop on the Yankees.
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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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That’s how you win – pitching and defense.
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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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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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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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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I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
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You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It’s still a loss. It doesn’t matter what the score was if we win tomorrow.
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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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You gotta have fun. Regardless of how you look at it, we’re playing a game. It’s a business, it’s our job, but I don’t think you can do well unless you’re having fun.
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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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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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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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