If I put my name on something, I’m going to be involved. I’m not just going to put my name on it and not pay attention.
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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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 can see how people work out to feel better.
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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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When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that’s a really good feeling.
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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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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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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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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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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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The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!
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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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I will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.
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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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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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 go into every game thinking I’m going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn’t enjoy it.
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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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 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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My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you’re a kid, you want to be just like your dad.
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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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