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If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
Derek Jeter
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Derek Jeter
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 26
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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.
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Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.
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I think there's something wrong with me - I like to win in everything I do, regardless of what it is. You want to race down the street, I want to beat you. If we're playing checkers, I want to win. You beat me, it's going to bother me. I just enjoy competition.
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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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