It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
DEREK JETERIt doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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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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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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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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My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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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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I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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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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You’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
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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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That’s how you win – pitching and defense.
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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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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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