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.
DEREK JETERDuring the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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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 want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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I think it comes easy to work hard. I was always taught, don’t short-change yourself. Keep working to get better.
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My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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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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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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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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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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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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I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
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Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.
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