I go into every game thinking I’m going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn’t enjoy it.
DEREK JETERIt doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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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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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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The big difference for me is that, as I get older, I find it’s a lot easier to stay in shape than it is to get back in shape.
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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
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I think when things linger, that’s when they become a distraction. I don’t want any distractions.
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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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You gotta have fun. Regardless of how you look at it, we’re playing a game. It’s a business, it’s our job, but I don’t think you can do well unless you’re having fun.
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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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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.
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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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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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I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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