I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
DEREK JETERYou can’t be sensitive, because you’re going to get criticized. I don’t care who you are, you’re going to get criticized.
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Yankee Stadium is my favorite stadium; I’m not going to lie to you. There’s a certain feel you get in Yankee Stadium.
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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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When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!
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You gotta have fun. Regardless of how you look at it, we’re playing a game. It’s a business, it’s our job, but I don’t think you can do well unless you’re having fun.
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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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My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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You can’t be sensitive, because you’re going to get criticized. I don’t care who you are, you’re going to get criticized.
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That’s how you win – pitching and defense.
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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.
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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 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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I’ve been lying to you guys for a long time, saying I wasn’t nervous and there’s no pressure. There was a lot of pressure to do it here.
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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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