Derek Jeter Games Quotations

I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I'm nervous for them.

Physical mistakes happen and they took advantage with their speed. I've made errors to lose games before. I'll probably do it again and he'll probably do it again.

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.

We haven't accomplished anything. Last I checked, you don't win anything with (11) games left.

We had four games to win one and we couldn't do it, ... The bottom line is, we didn't do it.

So is work ethic. You do things over and over again, and when you get in a situation you like to think it comes natural. I think there has to be a mind-set that you’re not afraid to fail. I’m not afraid to fail. I’ve done it quite a bit. The calmer you are, the more the game slows down for you, and I think part of that is controlling your emotions.

Nine games? It's too long.

I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.

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.

It doesn't feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I'm on an All-Star team everyday.

Sneak out when things go good. It bothers me when people have good games and stand in front of their locker waiting for the media, then they have bad games and sneak out the back.

I always try to take from past performances. You never try to get too high or too low. Just play every game, just treat every game like it's the same.

We've won it before, and anything short of that is failure. You don't work the whole off-season, spring training and six months of games to finish second or third. If you don't win, you should feel it's a failure.

We're familiar with them and they're familiar with us, so the best team over the next five games will win.

We've been playing important games for the last month or so now. It doesn't matter whether we're home or on the road.

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.

You're going to win more games with pitching than you are with offense. Our pitching staff seems to have settled in pretty good. They're throwing the ball well.

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.

The biggest penalty is still being identified publicly. Ten games, 20 games - it's not that big a difference but the identification is still the biggest thing.