I think it comes easy to work hard. I was always taught, don’t short-change yourself. Keep working to get better.
DEREK JETERDuring the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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You’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
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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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What kind of influence did my parents have on my life? Well, they had the most influence. These are the people who are closest to me. My parents are very positive people. They’ve been supportive. They’re always there.
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I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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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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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.
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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 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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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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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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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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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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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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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