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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.

Derek Jeter

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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Athlete Goodness Person Professional Yourself
I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
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Challenge Criticism Game Play Yourself
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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Big Game Win Yourself
If I put my name on something, I’m going to be involved. I’m not just going to put my name on it and not pay attention.
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Attention Myself Name Pay
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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Enjoyment Game Heroes Myself Thinking
I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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Ideas Myself Need People Thinking
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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Defense Game Headline Myself Play Win
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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Bad Goodness Play Shy Yourself
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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Body Difference Easy Myself Old Stay
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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Competition Enjoyment Mistake Myself Race Street Try
I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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Love Myself People Wrong
God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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God Hope Jersey Myself
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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Dance Enjoyment Music Myself Shy Sing
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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Brother Game Goodness Myself People
The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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Finish Hard Work Play Yourself
I like to hit the gym early in the morning. I feel better throughout the day when I get in a workout first thing in the morning.
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Better Early Feeling Morning Myself
My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you’re a kid, you want to be just like your dad.
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College Father Himself
This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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Chance Opportunity Play
Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
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Forget Hard Work Love Yourself
Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
DEREK JETER

Goal Oneself Professional Win
It’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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Position Run Yourself
My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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Best Hide Myself People Vacation Warm
I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
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Laughter Myself Right Thinking
If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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Care Match Play Sports Yourself
I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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Contribution Myself Team Thinking
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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Game Myself Nervous Situation Team
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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Accountability Action Bad Responsibility Yourself

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