Everyone fears rejection.
DEREK JETERYour image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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There’s responsibility, but there’s also accountability. You have to be accountable for your actions. You have to stand at your locker when things are going bad.
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The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
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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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God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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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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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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I’ve been lying to you guys for a long time, saying I wasn’t nervous and there’s no pressure. There was a lot of pressure to do it here.
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I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
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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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My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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Sneak out when things go good. It bothers me when people have good games and stand in front of their locker waiting for the media, then they have bad games and sneak out the back.
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I like to dance and sing when there’s no one around, but, if I’m out, I’m really shy about it. So it takes a lot to get me going, but I enjoy being around music.
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