The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
DEREK JETERIf 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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My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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It doesn’t feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I’m on an All-Star team everyday.
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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 always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
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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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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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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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It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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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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My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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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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It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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