I think it comes easy to work hard. I was always taught, don’t short-change yourself. Keep working to get better.
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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My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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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 don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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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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If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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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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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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Everyone fears rejection.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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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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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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