Derek Jeter Quotes (168 Quotes)


    He's got that demeanor where he's just having fun, it seems like. Sort of like Soriano a little bit in that sense. He's always smiling, having a good time. He doesn't seem to be affected.

    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.

    Just because you've seen a guy doesn't mean you're going to get hits off him the next time. He seemed to bear down when guys got on base, and when he got ahead, he threw that split.

    I've never had a chance to play for my country before. In that sense, I'm excited about it, curious to see what the atmosphere is going to be like. From what I understand, the fans are pretty excited about it. We'll see when we get out there.

    It's a mistake. People are going to make mistakes. He obviously did a good job blocking it out.


    He seems not to be bothered by anything, and that will help him here. Obviously he's a great player. But he's not going to have any trouble adjusting to New York after being in Boston.

    Don't get it wrong both teams are capable of pitching well. The atmosphere makes it special, makes it fun.

    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.

    You have to enjoy that situation. You can't be afraid of failing. You have confidence if you've had success in the past. I've done it before, but that doesn't mean I'm going to be successful again.

    Everyone goes through stretches where they swing the bat well for a couple of weeks. You try to take advantage of it and hope that it lasts as long as possible.

    This time of year, ... you're playing on adrenaline anyway.

    Apparently the guy sent stuff to a lot of people and made threats, which is serious, ... My letter, what I was sent, it wasn't a threat.

    It's gonna be weird. No question. He's got that voice that tells you that it's Yankee Stadium.

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


    We had chances, we had opportunities to score and we couldn't come up with hits. You can't give teams extra outs.

    I'm looking forward to it. It's going to be interesting. I've never had a chance to play for my country before.

    You can't take anyone for granted. ... One good pitching performance and you're in trouble. It's good. We got a little help last night. Then we came out and we did what we needed to do today.

    The last thing you need when you're not going well is to look over and see panic on your manager's face. With Joe, he always looks like he's in control. I mean, from being around him so long, I can tell when he's angry. But panic, that's something you'll never see from him.

    He's always tough. It seems like his knuckleball gets tougher every time we face him.

    It's going to be weird. He's got that voice that tells you you're in Yankee Stadium. All you have to do is hear his voice and you know where you are.

    It was like old times, aside from the color of the uniform. It seems like he never left. It was very familiar.

    It wasn't like, 'I'm going to do this to you. I'm going to do that to you'. It was just a stupid letter. I've gotten stupid letters before. That's basically it. Now, for some reason, it's on the front page and it's some big, huge story.

    We didn't really give them much to cheer about.

    He's been doing it every time out. We missed him when he was out, and now he's healthy and he's picking up where he left off.

    You have to keep the demand out there for them. You can't just give them up right away. It's like when you go to a club and there's a long line out front, then you get inside and there's nobody inside. The wait is the best part.

    It's hard for me to compare myself to Wright because it's two different situations. One of the biggest things for me was that we went to the World Series right away. That was a really big deal. If the team wins, everybody benefits.

    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.

    I don't have to sell Rocket on playing in New York. He's had success here and he enjoyed his time here.

    I thought he battled. He lost some control in that one inning but kept us in the game. We had our opportunities to score but we couldn't come up with that big hit.

    I don't know how many balls he's hit down the first-base line, ... I don't know when the last time was.

    Jeter said that he could have played in the opener of the four-game series, but that Manager Joe Torre decided to rest him. I was available to play yesterday, ... He wanted me to have the day off.

    If we beat them, it still doesn't make up for what happened last year. They've got great defense and a bullpen that's one of the best. They do all the little things. I think they're a pest for everybody. Yeah, we've had some rough elimination games there. You remember them, but you don't really think about them while you're playing. We've been eliminated in other places.

    It's hard to picture him not being here.

    That's the only positive that comes from this (loss), you get to get back to your team.

    Coming in, Jeter had only three hits in 21 at-bats against Harper, with only one RBI. It doesn't matter, ... Every situation is new. I guess I was due, huh

    I think it's what a lot of people expected at the beginning of the season, us and Boston back in the playoffs.

    We can't say, OK, we went 5-1,' ... We have to take it one game at a time.

    With runners at first and third and one out, Russ Adams hit a slow chopper up the middle on which Derek Jeter tried to step on second and throw in one motion to turn the double play. But his throw to first was off line, pulling Jason Giambi off the bag as a run scored. I can't take any more time, ... Adams is down the line pretty good.

    Player-wise, we just try to make it another game. But its kind of hard to do that when you have the electricity at the stadiums. The fans play a huge part in setting the tone for the series.

    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.

    There's no sense of accomplishment. We didn't accomplish anything.

    He's the best. I don't care how many saves others have. I think you have to put him at the top of the list.

    He's tough. He's going to make you hit his pitch.

    He has been big. Today was as wild as he has been, and he still found a way. He gives us an opportunity to win every time he goes out on the mound.

    I remember coming up. I came up in May first and then I came back up in September. A lot of times, you're a little skeptical to say things and do things because you're around some different guys. So I always try to go out of my way to make sure everyone feels comfortable. You want everyone to feel a part of the team.

    We're helpless now. There's nothing you can do. We just wait to see what happens. But we put ourselves in that position.

    Steinbrenner hasn't said one word to me about it.

    I thought Chase's ball was gone when he hit it. I mean, he crushed that ball, but you've got to hit it pretty good to get it out in that part of the park.

    He's as tough as any pitcher in baseball. We tried to score early and Robby had the big hit.


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