Derek Jeter Quotes

Nine games? It's too long.

A lot of teams, I think, are just happy to make the post-season. Here, you have to win.

Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that's to win.

The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move forward.

As long as I'm having fun I'm going to play.

Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.

I will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.

I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I'll always sign for a kid before an adult.

God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.

The first thing to know about playing baseball in Michigan is, Michigan's really cold.

The great thing about being a Yankee is that youre always a Yankee.

You've got to make adjustments as you get older.

During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.

I never think about my own stats, as long as I'm contributing to the team.

If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.

My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can't take that away from me.

The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.

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

I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.

If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.

In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.

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

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

It doesn't take talent to work hard.

Everyone fears rejection.

I always take criticism as a challenge. It's the way I've always looked at it.

When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that's a really good feeling.

My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.

I'm not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.

I'm not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.

Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person.

You have to be confident, if you're not confident you might as well go home.

When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.

It doesn't take any talent to play hard.

This is why you play - to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.

Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.

I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.

The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.

Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.