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Everyone fears rejection.

Derek Jeter

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Derek Jeter
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 26
Baseball Player
Chief Executive Officer
Entrepreneur
Professional Baseball Player
Derek Sanderson Jeter
Captain Clutch
Mr. November
Rejection
Fears
Everyone

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I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I'll always sign for a kid before an adult.
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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.
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That's how you win - pitching and defense.
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You're playing a game, whether it's Little League or Game 7 of the Word Series. It's impossible to do well unless you're having a good time. People talk about pressure. Yeah, there's pressure. But I just look at it as fun.
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It doesn't feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I'm on an All-Star team everyday.
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During the offseason, I go to the movies almost every day. You hear about women buying shoes? I buy DVDs. I definitely have a problem.
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I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I'll always sign for a kid before an adult. It's funny, because I was never big into autographs as a kid. The only player who I ever wanted an autograph from was Dave Winfield.
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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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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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If I'm shifted two steps toward third base and the ball goes up the middle, people say I have no range to my left. That's why those statistics aren't accurate. You're changing for every batter, sometimes with every pitch. You really can't make one statistic for every shortstop. You have to go by what you see.
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A lot of teams, I think, are just happy to make the post-season. Here, you have to win.
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You have to be confident, if you're not confident you might as well go home.
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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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If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
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I'm not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
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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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Obviously, you're known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You're a person a lot longer before and after you're a professional athlete.
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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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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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Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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