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I always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.

Derek Jeter

What kind of influence did my parents have on my life? Well, they had the most influence. These are the people who are closest to me. My parents are very positive people. They’ve been supportive. They’re always there.
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Influence Kind Life Myself People Positive Support
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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Feeling Job Move Myself Start
Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is very important.
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Athletics Different Health Important Opportunity Run
During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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Fun Movie Myself Season
I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I’ll always sign for a kid before an adult.
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Adult Children Myself Possible Try
I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
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Attribution Avoid Distraction Myself Necessary Success Understand
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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Focus Line Myself Past Present Reflection Thinking Win
I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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Different Myself Play
It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
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Home Open Season Yourself
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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Better Easy Hard Work Thinking
My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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Believe Inspirational Myself Parents
Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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Championships Goodness Match Sports Team Win
That’s how you win – pitching and defense.
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Defense Pitch Win
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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Care Criticism Myself Sensitive Yourself
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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Body Difference Easy Myself Old Stay
When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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Excuse Myself Teaching Young

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