Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
DEREK JETERThe 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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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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That’s how you win – pitching and defense.
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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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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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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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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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You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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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 think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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We just want to win. That’s the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don’t really reflect on what we’ve done in the past. We focus on the present.
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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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I think when things linger, that’s when they become a distraction. I don’t want any distractions.
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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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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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