If I put my name on something, I’m going to be involved. I’m not just going to put my name on it and not pay attention.
DEREK JETERYou have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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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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My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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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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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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I looked up to my parents because they were very successful in what they wanted to do. I was lucky; I didn’t have to look far for role models.
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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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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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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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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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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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Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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If you’re going to play at all, you’re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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