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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
Everyone
Rejection
Fears

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I never think about my own stats, as long as I'm contributing to the team.
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You have to be confident, if you're not confident you might as well go home.
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When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that's a really good feeling.
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I think when things linger, that's when they become a distraction. I don't want any distractions.
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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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Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
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The Yankees have twenty-five heroes.
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Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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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.
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The guy's (Shane Spencer) ridiculous. No one hits home runs like that. I'm telling you, man, it's ridiculous.
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You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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For me, when I was a kid, volunteering was the last thing I was thinking about. When I see kids doing it now, it amazes me. It's very impressive, it gives them something productive to do as opposed to getting in trouble. For them to take time out at such a young age is remarkable. I think all kids should take a little time out to volunteer.
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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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The draft is a crapshoot, so I've been very fortunate to be drafted by the Yankees, and to have spent my whole career here.
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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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My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can't take that away from me.
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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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