My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
DEREK JETERI get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
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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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I always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.
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God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It’s still a loss. It doesn’t matter what the score was if we win tomorrow.
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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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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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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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.
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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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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 get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
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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 think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
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