My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
DEREK JETERMy parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
DEREK JETERSportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
DEREK JETERYou 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 JETERThat’s how you win – pitching and defense.
DEREK JETERThe Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
DEREK JETERYou know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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 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 JETERYour image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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 JETERWe 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 JETERAthletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is very important.
DEREK JETERYankee Stadium is my favorite stadium; I’m not going to lie to you. There’s a certain feel you get in Yankee Stadium.
DEREK JETERThis is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
DEREK JETERThe last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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 JETER