Derek Jeter Quotes

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

Winning is one of the most special moments. Every time I take the field it's a special moment. The fans are the ones that make it special. Because that's what we do it for.

I can have fun anywhere, as long as I'm with good people. But in the offseason, I like to go somewhere warm, a nice spot in the Caribbean.

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.

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. They're always there.

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

I've been lying to you guys for a long time, saying I wasn't nervous and there's no pressure. There was a lot of pressure to do it here.

I want to own a team one day. You know, that's my next goal.

You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It's still a loss. It doesn't matter what the score was if we win tomorrow.

I always try to take from past performances. You never try to get too high or too low. Just play every game, just treat every game like it's the same.

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.

Defense usually doesn't make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games. There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them.

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

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

You have to take the good with the bad. Some players only talk to the press when they are doing good. When you're doing bad you shouldn't shy away from them and when doing good, don't run up to them.

During the offseason, I go to the movies almost every day. You hear about women buying shoes? I buy DVDs. I definitely have a problem.

It doesn't feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I'm on an All-Star team everyday.

I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I'm nervous for them.

It took him 75 steps to get from third to home. I thought we were going to have to go out there and help him. A lot of players start thinking double then maybe wind up with a triple because the outfielder slips.

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

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

I go into every game thinking I'm going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn't enjoy it.

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 past. We focus on the present.

I think it comes easy to work hard. I was always taught, don't short-change yourself. Keep working to get better.

The Yankees have twenty-five heroes.

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 get back in shape.

Sneak out when things go good. It bothers me when people have good games and stand in front of their locker waiting for the media, then they have bad games and sneak out the back.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Everyone fears rejection.

Nine games? It's too long.

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

I always hear people say I give the same answers or I don’t give you much. No, I just don’t give you much negativity. When people are negative a lot, it starts to creep into your mind, and then you start having doubts, and I don’t like that. If there’s another way, show me. My job is to stay positive. My job is to limit distractions. And if you get annoyed by that, I don’t expect you to understand because you’re not in my shoes.

It doesn't take talent to work hard.

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.

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

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

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

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

MVP, you could have picked a name out of a hat... we have a group of MVPs. You don't rely on one guy. You have to get contributions from everyone.

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.

That's how you win - pitching and defense.

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.