Derek Jeter Quotes

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.

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

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

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

It doesn't take any talent to play hard.

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

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.

Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.

The longer you wait to decide what you want to do, the more time you're wasting. It's up to you to want something so badly that your passion shows through in your actions. Your actions, not your words, will do the shouting for you.

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

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

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.

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

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

If you're going to win games, you're going to have to come up with the big hits. That's the bottom line.

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.

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

In my opinion, I've had the greatest job in the world. I got a chance to be the shortstop for the New York Yankees, and there's only one of those. And I always felt as though it was my job, was to try to provide joy and entertainment for you guys, but it can't compare to what you brought me. So for that, thank you very much.

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

So is work ethic. You do things over and over again, and when you get in a situation you like to think it comes natural. I think there has to be a mind-set that you’re not afraid to fail. I’m not afraid to fail. I’ve done it quite a bit. The calmer you are, the more the game slows down for you, and I think part of that is controlling your emotions.

You know, what is team chemistry? My opinion is when you have enough people who care about winning and enough people who losing affects. That's what chemistry means to me. It doesn't necessarily mean you're going to win, but you're going to have enough people on the same page. It's almost impossible, I think, to get everyone on the same page, but it's gotta mean something to you.

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

My office is at Yankee stadium. Yes, dreams do come true.

You can't be sensitive, because you're going to get criticized. I don't care who you are, you're going to get criticized.