Today is one of the best days of the year; opening day for the New York Yankees! This year will certainly be bittersweet as Yankee fans, baseball fans and Major League Baseball teams around the country will be saying goodbye to shortstop Derek Jeter.  The Yankee Captain definitely leads by example; shows up every day, practices hard, plays hard and is always a team-first guy.

In honor of a new Yankee season and Jeter’s last opening day (oh, it hurts to say that!), here are some Yankee quotes related to what we do everyday:

There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that. -Derek Jeter

A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example. -Joe DiMaggio

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime. -Babe Ruth

The greatest manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are. -Reggie Jackson

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Tuesday Tidbits are weekly messages I send to my leadership team. They are generally short & sweet, often focused on leadership or teamwork, always positive and, hopefully, motivational. I hope you also find some meaning in them.

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