My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
DEREK JETERObviously, 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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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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I’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
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Everyone fears rejection.
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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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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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The big difference for me is that, as I get older, I find it’s a lot easier to stay in shape than it is to get back in shape.
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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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I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
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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 always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
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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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God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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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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You’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
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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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