Quotes By Derek Jeter

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.

God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.

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.

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

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

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

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.

You gotta have fun.

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

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.

My hero's, my dreams, and my future lie in Yankee Stadium and they can't take that from me.

That's how you win - pitching and defense.

I like to dance and sing when there's no one around, but, if I'm out, I'm really shy about it. So it takes a lot to get me going, but I enjoy being around music.

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.

It's never over. You don't want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it's not over until the last out.

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

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

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.