The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move forward.
DEREK JETERI’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
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Yankee Stadium is my favorite stadium; I’m not going to lie to you. There’s a certain feel you get in Yankee Stadium.
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I think when things linger, that’s when they become a distraction. I don’t want any distractions.
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When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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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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I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
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The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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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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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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I like to dance and sing when there’s no one around, but, if I’m out, I’m really shy about it. So it takes a lot to get me going, but I enjoy being around music.
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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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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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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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We just want to win. That’s the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don’t really reflect on what we’ve done in the past. We focus on the present.
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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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