I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
DEREK JETERI love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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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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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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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 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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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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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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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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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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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
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I can have fun anywhere, as long as I’m with good people. But in the offseason, I like to go somewhere warm, a nice spot in the Caribbean.
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I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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