Top 90 Derek Jeter Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “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.”

— Derek Jeter

52. “Obviously, you’re known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You’re a person a lot longer before and after you’re a professional athlete.”

— Derek Jeter

53. “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.”

— Derek Jeter

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

— Derek Jeter

55. “When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.”

— Derek Jeter

56. “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.”

— Derek Jeter

57. “I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I’ll always sign for a kid before an adult.”

— Derek Jeter

58. “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.”

— Derek Jeter

59. “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.”

— Derek Jeter

60. “I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.”

— Derek Jeter

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

— Derek Jeter

62. “The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move forward.”

— Derek Jeter

63. “It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener.”

— Derek Jeter

64. “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.”

— Derek Jeter

65. “Yankee Stadium is my favorite stadium; I’m not going to lie to you. There’s a certain feel you get in Yankee Stadium.”

— Derek Jeter

66. “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, always in fast-forward, and Kalamazoo’s more laid-back, smaller, slower.”

— Derek Jeter

67. “Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.”

— Derek Jeter

68. “Everyone fears rejection.”

— Derek Jeter

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

— Derek Jeter

70. “I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.”

— Derek Jeter

71. “The first thing to know about playing baseball in Michigan is, Michigan’s really cold.”

— Derek Jeter

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

— Derek Jeter

73. “I’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.”

— Derek Jeter

74. “I can see how people work out to feel better.”

— Derek Jeter

75. “A lot of teams, I think, are just happy to make the post-season. Here, you have to win.”

— Derek Jeter

76. “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.”

— Derek Jeter

77. “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.”

— Derek Jeter

78. “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.”

— Derek Jeter

79. “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.”

— Derek Jeter

80. “I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.”

— Derek Jeter

81. “Nine games? It’s too long.”

— Derek Jeter

82. “If I put my name on something, I’m going to be involved. I’m not just going to put my name on it and not pay attention.”

— Derek Jeter

83. “You’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.”

— Derek Jeter

84. “One of the best things about being a Yankee is that you have guys like Whitey Ford, Phil Rizzuto, Ron Guidry and Reggie Jackson wandering around the locker room offering you advice.”

— Derek Jeter

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

— Derek Jeter

86. “I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.”

— Derek Jeter

87. “I try to stay as private as possible; I know that’s difficult, especially playing here in New York, but I make an attempt at it.”

— Derek Jeter

88. “I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.”

— Derek Jeter

89. “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.”

— Derek Jeter

90. “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 very important.”

— Derek Jeter

91. “As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.”

— Derek Jeter

92. “The Yankees have twenty-five heroes.”

— Derek Jeter