I’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
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.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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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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I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I’ll always sign for a kid before an adult.
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My grandmother asks me to race down the street, I’m going to try to beat her. And I’ll probably enjoy it. Competitive to a fault, sometimes.
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I 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.
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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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You have to take the good with the bad. Some players only talk to the press when they are doing good. When you’re doing bad you shouldn’t shy away from them and when doing good, don’t run up to them.
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If you’re going to play at all, you’re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
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It’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.
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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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If you’re going to win games, you’re going to have to come up with the big hits. That’s the bottom line.
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Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.
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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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Obviously, 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.
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