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.
DEREK JETERWork hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
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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.
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I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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You gotta have fun. Regardless of how you look at it, we’re playing a game. It’s a business, it’s our job, but I don’t think you can do well unless you’re having fun.
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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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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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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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My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It’s still a loss. It doesn’t matter what the score was if we win tomorrow.
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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 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 can see how people work out to feel better.
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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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There’s responsibility, but there’s also accountability. You have to be accountable for your actions. You have to stand at your locker when things are going bad.
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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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If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
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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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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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I can have fun anywhere, as long as I’m with good people. But in the offseason, I like to go somewhere warm, a nice spot in the Caribbean.
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