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.
DEREK JETERI think it comes easy to work hard. I was always taught, don’t short-change yourself. Keep working to get better.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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 never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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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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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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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 want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
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I will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.
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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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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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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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We just want to win. That’s the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don’t really reflect on what we’ve done in the past. We focus on the present.
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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 can see how people work out to feel better.
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