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There 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 Jeter

The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
DEREK JETER

Finish Hard Work Play Yourself
I go into every game thinking I’m going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn’t enjoy it.
DEREK JETER

Enjoyment Game Heroes Myself Thinking
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.
DEREK JETER

Focus Line Myself Past Present Reflection Thinking Win
Defense usually doesn’t make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games. There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them.
DEREK JETER

Defense Game Headline Myself Play Win
I think when things linger, that’s when they become a distraction. I don’t want any distractions.
DEREK JETER

Distraction Myself Thinking
You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It’s still a loss. It doesn’t matter what the score was if we win tomorrow.
DEREK JETER

Forget Loss Myself Score Sports Win
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.
DEREK JETER

Brother Game Goodness Myself People
My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
DEREK JETER

Best Hide Myself People Vacation Warm
It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
DEREK JETER

Hard Talent Work
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.
DEREK JETER

Care Criticism Myself Sensitive Yourself
When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!
DEREK JETER

Myself Parents Teacher Time
You’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
DEREK JETER

Adjustment Compromise Growth Old
I’m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
DEREK JETER

Learning Mistake Try Perfection Yourself
I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
DEREK JETER

Game Myself Nervous Situation Team
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.
DEREK JETER

Attention Myself Name Pay
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.
DEREK JETER

College Father Himself

There 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.

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