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The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.

Derek Jeter

You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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Confidence Home Yourself
Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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Fun Greatness Myself Sports Watch Writing
You’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
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Adjustment Compromise Growth Old
I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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Contribution Myself Team Thinking
I try to stay as private as possible; I know that’s difficult, especially playing here in New York, but I make an attempt at it.
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Attempt Myself Possible Stay Try
You gotta have fun. Regardless of how you look at it, we’re playing a game. It’s a business, it’s our job, but I don’t think you can do well unless you’re having fun.
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Fun Myself Problem Sight
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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Game Myself Nervous Situation Team
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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Fun Goodness Myself People Warm
I always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
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Challenge Criticism Myself Way
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
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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Believe Hard Work Myself People Talent
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
This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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Chance Opportunity Play
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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Greatness Job Person Team World Yourself
It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
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Home Open Season Yourself
I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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Different Myself Play
It’s never over. You don’t want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it’s not over until the last out.
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Position Run Yourself
When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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Excuse Myself Teaching Young
What kind of influence did my parents have on my life? Well, they had the most influence. These are the people who are closest to me. My parents are very positive people. They’ve been supportive. They’re always there.
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Influence Kind Life Myself People Positive Support
I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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Ideas Myself Need People Thinking
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
I think when things linger, that’s when they become a distraction. I don’t want any distractions.
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Distraction Myself Thinking
The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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Legacy Myself Thinking Winner
I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
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Laughter Myself Right Thinking
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
My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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Best Hide Myself People Vacation Warm
You have to take the good with the bad. Some players only talk to the press when they are doing good. When you’re doing bad you shouldn’t shy away from them and when doing good, don’t run up to them.
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Bad Goodness Play Shy Yourself

The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.

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