Derek Jeter Quotes on Games (14 Quotes)


    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.

    Before everyone anoints this the greatest offense ever, let us play a little while first. The names don't win games. You have to go out there and perform, and we really haven't swung the bats well.

    I know I said it last year, but winning the Gold Glove for the second consecutive season is extremely gratifying. Defense usually doesn't make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games,

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

    Every game you lose is a missed opportunity, every one of them. At this point, we have 20-something games, and every single game is important, whether we're playing Tampa or playing Boston, Toronto or Baltimore.


    It's sort of like in New York - people always say with all the talent we have, we should make it to the World Series, right But no matter how you look at it, talent doesn't win games, performance wins games. There are a lot of people who are talented who don't necessarily perform.

    We've just got to take it one day at a time, one inning at a time. But this is fun. You've got to enjoy playing when the games really mean something.

    Names don't win games. We have to go out and swing the bats more. You don't want to fall behind this club because their bullpen is pretty good.

    It doesn't make a difference who we play. It won't be a problem for people to get up for the games. We have 20 games left. Everyone knows what's at stake.

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

    Before the season, everyone was anointing this the best offense ever. Let us play first. Names don't win games. You have to go out and perform.

    Everybody's talking about our offense, but it doesn't win games. It's pitching and defense. If I don't make that mistake, Wang would have kept rolling.

    After that mistake they really took advantage of it. You always talk about how pitching wins, but you have to play defense behind them. Everybody's talking about our offense, but it doesn't win games. You need pitching and defense.

    I took my eye off it a little too soon, but I've got to make that play. Everyone is talking about our offense, but it doesn't win games. It's pitching and defense. We're not always going to hit.


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