Quotes by Derek Jeter

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

“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 me. My parents are very positive people. They've been supportive. T...”

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

“We just want to win. That's the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don't really reflect on what we've done in the...”

“My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you're a kid, you want to be just like your dad.”

“You gotta have fun. Regardless of how you look at it, we're playing a game. It's a business, it's our job, but I don't think you can do well unless you're having fun.”

“I always have tried to treat people with respect, the way I want to be treated.”

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

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

“My dreams do not end with playing Major League Baseball.”

“I'd boo myself, too. The fans expect us to do well, and that's good. I wouldn't want to play for a team where the fans didn't care. They boo, but they want to cheer.”

“It's the same game, I don't care where you are playing, Minnesota, Kansas City or New York, it's the same game.”

“You're playing a game, whether it's Little League or Game 7 of the World Series. It's impossible to do well unless you're having a good time. People talk about pressure. Yeah, there's pressure. But...”

“I only wanted to play baseball. I only wanted to play shortstop. I only wanted to play for the Yankees. My whole life. It wasn't like I wanted to play for another team and ended up in New York. It ...”

“To say that Iran doesn't practice terrorism is like saying Derek Jeter never played shortstop for the New York Yankees.”

“As good as I've seen in my lifetime; day in and day out, understanding situations, playing the game, letting the game come to him. All of those adages and those things that you talk about that appl...”