The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
DEREK JETERI want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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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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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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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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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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If you’re going to win games, you’re going to have to come up with the big hits. That’s the bottom line.
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The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
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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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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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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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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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