Derek Jeter Quotes (168 Quotes)


    I probably took my eye off it a little too soon. I haven't seen a replay of it, but I've got to make that play. Wang was really pitching well, he was in a groove. But after that mistake, they really took advantage of it.

    We discussed it briefly for about five minutes and I haven't heard anything else about it, ... It wasn't like a threat or anything like that. It was just a letter from some guy. I haven't even thought about it again.

    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.

    It shouldn't be satisfying for anyone. We don't play just to make it to the playoffs. We've been to the playoffs before. We play to win. We came up short.

    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.


    Robbie's hit was huge, ... That's the benefit of playing on the road. You come out and get the chance to hit before the other team comes to the bat.

    He needed an oxygen tank there. It was kind of funny to watch.

    It's not that hard to figure out. I was always good in math.

    Jeter, who was in Baltimore on Monday for a game against the Orioles, said he heard about the letter two or three months ago 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 don't think he's done pitching. That has nothing to do with any conversation I had with him. He loves to compete, and he pitched well.

    It is like the postseason. I think that's the approach everyone is going to take. You want to win. It's a tournament. You want to represent your country.

    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.

    You can't play not to get hurt. You can't worry about that.

    The Angels are playing as well as any team in baseball. I think it's what people are expecting for it to come down to, the Yankees and Red Sox, but we have our work cut out for both of us.

    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.

    He doesn't know what the crowd is going to do in Boston. He does not know.

    It's huge. Hopefully he's healthy tomorrow and he can continue to go for us.


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