My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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 try to stay as private as possible; I know that’s difficult, especially playing here in New York, but I make an attempt at it.
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There’s responsibility, but there’s also accountability. You have to be accountable for your actions. You have to stand at your locker when things are going bad.
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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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I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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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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Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
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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’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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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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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I will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.
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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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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 play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
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