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That's how you win - pitching and defense.

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
Pitching
Defense
Sports
Winning

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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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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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You have to be confident, if you're not confident you might as well go home.
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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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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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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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Nine games? It's too long.
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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 get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I'm nervous for them.
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Everyone fears rejection.
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Defense usually doesn't make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games. There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them.
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The Yankees have twenty-five heroes.
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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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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that's to win.
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Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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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 think when things linger, that's when they become a distraction. I don't want any distractions.
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When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!
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You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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