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.
DEREK JETERYankee 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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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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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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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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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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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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You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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You’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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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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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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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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The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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If you’re going to play at all, you’re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
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I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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We just want to win. That’s the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don’t really reflect on what we’ve done in the past. We focus on the present.
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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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Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
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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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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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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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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
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I like to hit the gym early in the morning. I feel better throughout the day when I get in a workout first thing in the morning.
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