It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
DEREK JETERI 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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I’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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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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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 play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
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If I put my name on something, I’m going to be involved. I’m not just going to put my name on it and not pay attention.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that’s a really good feeling.
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know 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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My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you’re a kid, you want to be just like your dad.
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I can have fun anywhere, as long as I’m with good people. But in the offseason, I like to go somewhere warm, a nice spot in the Caribbean.
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