I’m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
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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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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I’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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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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You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It’s still a loss. It doesn’t matter what the score was if we win tomorrow.
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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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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.
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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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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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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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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’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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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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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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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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