I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
DEREK JETERI’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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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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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.
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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.
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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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It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
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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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Everyone fears rejection.
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It doesn’t take talent to work 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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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 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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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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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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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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