Derek Jeter

Baseball Player

1974-06-26

Quotes by Derek Jeter

• I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.

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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.

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• You're playing a game, whether it's Little League or Game 7 of the Word Series. It's impossible to do well unless you're having a good time. People talk about pressure. Yeah, there's pressure. But I just look at it as fun.

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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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• I hate the treadmill. I hate it. You really don't have to be on it that long, something like 20 or 30 minutes. It's all about getting your heart rate up.

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• I remember going from rookie ball to A, to double A, then to triple A. At every level it seemed like the game was faster. The bigger the situation, the more the game speeds up. That's all mental. It messes people up.

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• I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.

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• My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.

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• For me, when I was a kid, volunteering was the last thing I was thinking about. When I see kids doing it now, it amazes me. It's very impressive, it gives them something productive to do as opposed to getting in trouble. For them to take time out at such a young age is remarkable. I think all kids should take a little time out to volunteer.

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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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• So 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.

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• You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series.

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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 always appreciated the ex-players. Being a Yankee, you get spoiled. Old-Timers Day, all these guys coming back, spring training, being around them, you get a chance to get to know them. So I always think you learn a lot by listening.

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• The thing that means the most to me is being remembered as a Yankee, because that's what I've always wanted to be, was to be a Yankee.

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• I've never been an actor on Broadway, but it feels like you're on a stage when you play at Yankee Stadium. And that's the feeling I've always had.

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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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• The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.

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• I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams - I'm not knocking other teams - but there's only one shortstop on the Yankees.

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• The draft is a crapshoot, so I've been very fortunate to be drafted by the Yankees, and to have spent my whole career here.

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