My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
DEREK JETERI 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 sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I’ll always sign for a kid before an adult.
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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 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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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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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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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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams – I’m not knocking other teams – but there’s only one shortstop on the Yankees.
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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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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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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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