Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.
DEREK JETERI 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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If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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I can have fun anywhere, as long as I’m with good people. But in the offseason, I like to go somewhere warm, a nice spot in the Caribbean.
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I think when things linger, that’s when they become a distraction. I don’t want any distractions.
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It’s never over. You don’t want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it’s not over until the last out.
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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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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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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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Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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I looked up to my parents because they were very successful in what they wanted to do. I was lucky; I didn’t have to look far for role models.
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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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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 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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The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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