When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
DEREK JETERSo many people are insanely busy nowadays, and it’s easy to say, ‘Ah, I’ll workout tomorrow.’ But you have to set aside a time and stick to that schedule.
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I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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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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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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Yankee Stadium is my favorite stadium; I’m not going to lie to you. There’s a certain feel you get in Yankee Stadium.
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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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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 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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Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
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Obviously, you’re known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You’re a person a lot longer before and after you’re a professional athlete.
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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 have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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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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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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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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You’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
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