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.
DEREK JETERGood teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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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I go into every game thinking I’m going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn’t enjoy it.
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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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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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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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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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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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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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Everyone fears rejection.
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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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I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
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