Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
DEREK JETERWhen I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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You’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
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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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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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My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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If I put my name on something, I’m going to be involved. I’m not just going to put my name on it and not pay attention.
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Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
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It doesn’t feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I’m on an All-Star team everyday.
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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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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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The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
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Yankee Stadium is my favorite stadium; I’m not going to lie to you. There’s a certain feel you get in Yankee Stadium.
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When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that’s a really good feeling.
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That’s how you win – pitching and defense.
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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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