If you’re going to win games, you’re going to have to come up with the big hits. That’s the bottom line.
DEREK JETERYou 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.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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I looked up to my parents because they were very successful in what they wanted to do. I was lucky; I didn’t have to look far for role models.
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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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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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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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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’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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I will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.
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My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!
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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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I like to hit the gym early in the morning. I feel better throughout the day when I get in a workout first thing in the morning.
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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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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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Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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