“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.”
"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