Yankee Stadium is my favorite stadium; I’m not going to lie to you. There’s a certain feel you get in Yankee Stadium.
DEREK JETERWhen I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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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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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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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 will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.
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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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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 play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
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If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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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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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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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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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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My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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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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