So many people are insanely busy nowadays, and it’s easy to say, ‘Ah, I’ll workout tomorrow.’ But you have to set aside a time and stick to that schedule.
DEREK JETERThis is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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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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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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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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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If you’re going to win games, you’re going to have to come up with the big hits. That’s the bottom line.
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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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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’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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I always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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Defense usually doesn’t make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games. There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them.
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My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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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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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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I try to stay as private as possible; I know that’s difficult, especially playing here in New York, but I make an attempt at it.
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