So many people are insanely busy nowadays, and it’s easy to say, ‘Ah, I’ll workout tomorrow.’ But you have to set aside a time and stick to that schedule.
DEREK JETERHandle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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I’ve been lying to you guys for a long time, saying I wasn’t nervous and there’s no pressure. There was a lot of pressure to do it here.
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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You have to take the good with the bad. Some players only talk to the press when they are doing good. When you’re doing bad you shouldn’t shy away from them and when doing good, don’t run up to them.
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If you’re going to win games, you’re going to have to come up with the big hits. That’s the bottom line.
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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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It’s never over. You don’t want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it’s not over until the last out.
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I go into every game thinking I’m going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn’t enjoy it.
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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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I like to hit the gym early in the morning. I feel better throughout the day when I get in a workout first thing in the morning.
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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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We just want to win. That’s the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don’t really reflect on what we’ve done in the past. We focus on the present.
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I always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
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If you’re going to play at all, you’re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
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I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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