It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
DEREK JETERIt doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
DEREK JETERMy parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
DEREK JETERYou’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
DEREK JETERSo many people are insanely busy nowadays, and it’s easy to say, ‘Ah, I’ll workout tomorrow.’ But you have to set aside a time and stick to that schedule.
DEREK JETERThis is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
DEREK JETERYou know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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 JETERIf you’re going to play at all, you’re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
DEREK JETERGood teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
DEREK JETERI get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
DEREK JETERI think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
DEREK JETERIt doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
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 JETERMy best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
DEREK JETERDuring the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
DEREK JETERI think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
DEREK JETER