I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
DEREK JETERHandle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
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My grandmother asks me to race down the street, I’m going to try to beat her. And I’ll probably enjoy it. Competitive to a fault, sometimes.
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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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You can’t be sensitive, because you’re going to get criticized. I don’t care who you are, you’re going to get criticized.
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I looked up to my parents because they were very successful in what they wanted to do. I was lucky; I didn’t have to look far for role models.
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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.
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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Obviously, you’re known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You’re a person a lot longer before and after you’re a professional athlete.
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Yankee Stadium is my favorite stadium; I’m not going to lie to you. There’s a certain feel you get in Yankee Stadium.
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The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams – I’m not knocking other teams – but there’s only one shortstop on the Yankees.
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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.
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