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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.

Derek Jeter

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.
DEREK JETER

Believe Hard Work Myself People Talent
I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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Date Myself People
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
Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is very important.
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Athletics Different Health Important Opportunity Run
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
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
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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Forget Loss Myself Score Sports Win
I can see how people work out to feel better.
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Better Exercise Feeling Myself People Work
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
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
This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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Chance Opportunity Play
I’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
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Around Better Myself Satisfaction
Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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Character Image Person Yourself
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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Better Easy Hard Work Thinking
I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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Contribution Myself Team Thinking
It doesn’t feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I’m on an All-Star team everyday.
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Different Feeling Myself Team

It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.

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