You can’t be sensitive, because you’re going to get criticized. I don’t care who you are, you’re going to get criticized.
DEREK JETERGood teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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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 want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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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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God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that.
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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 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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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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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.
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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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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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My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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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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