I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
DEREK JETERIt’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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Obviously, you’re known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You’re a person a lot longer before and after you’re a professional athlete.
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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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I always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
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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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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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You’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
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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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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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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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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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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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