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 JETERDefense 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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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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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 think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
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Sneak out when things go good. It bothers me when people have good games and stand in front of their locker waiting for the media, then they have bad games and sneak out the back.
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I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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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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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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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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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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This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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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 love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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