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.
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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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 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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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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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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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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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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I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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It doesn’t feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I’m on an All-Star team everyday.
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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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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’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
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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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