“There may be people that have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you.”
"No matter how hard you try, eventually the season will end. Cherish every moment on the field and off it."
- Derek Jeter
Awareness
"You’re playing a game, whether it’s Little League or Game 7 of the World Series. It’s impossible to do well unless you’re having a good time. People talk about pressure. Yeah, there’s pressure. But I just look at it as fun."
- Derek Jeter
Happiness
"Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person."
- Derek Jeter
Integrity
"Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests."
- Derek Jeter
Relationships
"If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose."
- Derek Jeter
Motivation
"The effort you invest today is the pride you feel tomorrow."
- Unknown
Hard Work
"I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it."
- Thomas Jefferson
Hard Work
"The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work."
- Harry Golden
Hard Work
"A diamond is a piece of coal that stuck to the job."
- Michael Larsen
Hard Work
"A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work."
- Colin Powell
Hard Work