I've always been very ...

I've always been very cautious with what I do. You know, that started at a young age. I always had the approach or the mentality I never wanted to embarrass my parents.
 Derek Jeter

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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.
 Derek Jeter
I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
 Derek Jeter
There's responsibility, but there's also accountability. You have to be accountable for your actions. You have to stand at your locker when things are going bad.
 Derek Jeter
If I'm shifted two steps toward third base and the ball goes up the middle, people say I have no range to my left. That's why those statistics aren't accurate. You're changing for every batter, sometimes with every pitch. You really can't make one statistic for every shortstop. You have to go by what you see.
 Derek Jeter
When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that's a really good feeling.
 Derek Jeter