Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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.
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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The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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I think it comes easy to work hard. I was always taught, don’t short-change yourself. Keep working to get better.
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I’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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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.
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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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My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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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.
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I always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
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Everyone fears rejection.
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God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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I go into every game thinking I’m going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn’t enjoy it.
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