I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
DEREK JETER
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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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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When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams – I’m not knocking other teams – but there’s only one shortstop on the Yankees.
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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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I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
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I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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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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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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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 think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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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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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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