I will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.
DEREK JETERI will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.
DEREK JETERIf you’re going to win games, you’re going to have to come up with the big hits. That’s the bottom line.
DEREK JETERSneak 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.
DEREK JETERYour image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
DEREK JETERSurround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.
DEREK JETERYou have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
DEREK JETERThere 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.
DEREK JETERIt’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.
DEREK JETERYou 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.
DEREK JETERI can see how people work out to feel better.
DEREK JETERYou don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
DEREK JETERI play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
DEREK JETERObviously, you’re known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You’re a person a lot longer before and after you’re a professional athlete.
DEREK JETERI 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.
DEREK JETERI 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.
DEREK JETERIf you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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