Derek Jeter Quotes

"It's a two-way street. If a guy hasn't been seen before, it can be an advantage for you."

"That was about as hard as I've seen him throw since he's been here. He showed some enthusiasm from the first pitch, and you like to see that [since] this was the biggest game we've played this year."

"You gotta have fun. Regardless of how you look at it, we're playing a game. It's a business, it's our job, but I don't think you can do well unless you're having fun."

"He got into trouble early on but he pitched out. That's exactly what we needed."

"I think it's what a lot of people expected at the beginning of the season, us and Boston back in the playoffs."

"There's no sense of accomplishment. We didn't accomplish anything."

"I don't think he's done pitching. That has nothing to do with any conversation I had with him. He loves to compete, and he pitched well."

"He has his own feelings. You've got to understand his feelings. He's the owner of the team. He doesn't want anybody to get hurt. He's entitled to his opinion. He's the boss. He's always had his own opinion and he always will."

"Everyone here has been fighting for a while. We've been playing well for a couple of months. Hopefully we'll go out there tomorrow night and play good."

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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."

"That's how you win - pitching and defense."

"If you're going to win games, you're going to have to come up with the big hits. That's the bottom line."

"You don't sleep much during the playoffs, anyway. They're going through the same exact thing. It's not like they're taking the Concorde out there."

"That's the thing with the postseason. Who cares if you struggle before that? ... You just have to keep that in mind."

"I feel good about being part of this first tournament. It's an honor to be chosen. There's a lot of players they could have chosen from. As I said before, this is important to me. I've never played in international competition. It feels good to represent your country, [to] be a member of this team."

"I like to dance and sing when there's no one around, but, if I'm out, I'm really shy about it. So it takes a lot to get me going, but I enjoy being around music."

"We just want to win. That's the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don't really reflect on what we've done in the past. We focus on the present."

"I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots."

"Everyone here has been fighting for a while,"