It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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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It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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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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Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is very important.
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So 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 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 can see how people work out to feel better.
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I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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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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The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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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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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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