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.
DEREK JETERWhen I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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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’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
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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 get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
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There’s responsibility, but there’s also accountability. You have to be accountable for your actions. You have to stand at your locker when things are going bad.
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The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move forward.
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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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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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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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My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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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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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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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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