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.
— Derek Jeter
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.
I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I'll always sign for a kid before an adult. It's funny, because I was never big into autographs as a kid. The only player who I ever wanted an autograph from was Dave Winfield.
When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!
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.
When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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've been asked to sign a forehead.
I want to own a team one day. You know, that's my next goal.
I remember going from rookie ball to A, to double A, then to triple A. At every level it seemed like the game was faster. The bigger the situation, the more the game speeds up. That's all mental. It messes people up.
You gotta have fun.
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.
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.
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 think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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.
The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
For me, when I was a kid, volunteering was the last thing I was thinking about. When I see kids doing it now, it amazes me. It's very impressive, it gives them something productive to do as opposed to getting in trouble. For them to take time out at such a young age is remarkable. I think all kids should take a little time out to volunteer.
When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that's a really good feeling.
I went to school on Senior Skip Day.
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.
My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
I'm not a hermit, but I definitely stay in a lot more than I used to. There's more attention now then there ever was. You walk down the street with someone and it's a story. It becomes national news, you know what I mean? So, I still do things, but I stay home a lot more.
You tell me you want to race down the street, I'm going to try to beat you. 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.
I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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.
You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series.
If you're going to win games, you're going to have to come up with the big hits. That's the bottom line.
My office is at Yankee stadium. Yes, dreams do come true.
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.
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 can see how people work out to feel better.
I hate the treadmill. I hate it. You really don't have to be on it that long, something like 20 or 30 minutes. It's all about getting your heart rate up.
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.
Everyone fears rejection.
Walking around sometimes, I would love to just be able to watch people, see how they act. Sometimes I would love to be invisible.
Through time you learn from your experiences. I think I've learned to deal with people a little bit better over time. That in particular has developed a little bit.
The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
I'd like to get a degree. You ever see the movie 'Back to School?' I'll go back with my kids.
You're a person a lot longer before and after you're a professional athlete. People always say to me, 'Your image is this, your image is that.' Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person. That's what I worry about.
Not everybody's a baseball fan.
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.
That's how you win - pitching and defense.
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.
My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can't take that away from me.
If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
