If you’re going to win games, you’re going to have to come up with the big hits. That’s the bottom line.
DEREK JETERIt doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
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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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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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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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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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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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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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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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So many people are insanely busy nowadays, and it’s easy to say, ‘Ah, I’ll workout tomorrow.’ But you have to set aside a time and stick to that schedule.
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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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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!
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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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If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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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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