In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
DEREK JETERI never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
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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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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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It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
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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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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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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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When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
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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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I always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
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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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