Derek Jeter Quotes

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• My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
• My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can't take that away from me.
• The big difference for me is that, as I get older, I find it's a lot easier to stay in shape than it is to…
• 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.
• The first thing to know about playing baseball in Michigan is, Michigan's really cold.
• The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
• When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!
• 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.
• Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is…
• 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…
• I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I'll always sign for a kid before an adult. It's funny,…
• I'm a New Yorker now, and believe me, there's no comparison between the Big Apple and Kalamazoo, no similarity at all. New York City's hectic,…
• 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…
• What kind of influence did my parents have on my life? Well, they had the most influence. These are the people who are closest to…
• 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…
• 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…
• Walking around sometimes, I would love to just be able to watch people, see how they act. Sometimes I would love to be invisible.
• The number one priority is playing baseball. There are so many people in New York trying to get you to do this and get you…
• 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…
• I always used to get in trouble for talking too much. When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed…

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