Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
DEREK JETERDefense 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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I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
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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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Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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I go into every game thinking I’m going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn’t enjoy it.
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I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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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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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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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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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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It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
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You’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
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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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I like to dance and sing when there’s no one around, but, if I’m out, I’m really shy about it. So it takes a lot to get me going, but I enjoy being around music.
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