If you’re going to play at all, you’re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
DEREK JETERYou don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.
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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’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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You have to take the good with the bad. Some players only talk to the press when they are doing good. When you’re doing bad you shouldn’t shy away from them and when doing good, don’t run up to them.
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My grandmother asks me to race down the street, I’m going to try to beat her. And I’ll probably enjoy it. Competitive to a fault, sometimes.
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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that’s a really good feeling.
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You’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
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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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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 get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
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I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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I think it comes easy to work hard. I was always taught, don’t short-change yourself. Keep working to get better.
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The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move forward.
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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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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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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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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
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