My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
DEREK JETERThe 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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I always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
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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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When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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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 play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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I’m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
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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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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 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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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
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I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
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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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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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