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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 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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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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You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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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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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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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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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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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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I think when things linger, that's when they become a distraction. I don't want any distractions.
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I can have fun anywhere, as long as I'm with good people. But in the offseason, I like to go somewhere warm, a nice spot in the Caribbean.
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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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I've hung out and dated people I've never even met before.
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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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Our fans don't want to see us win the Wild Card. They want to see us win the division.
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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 get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I'm nervous for them.
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Nine games? It's too long.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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The Yankees have twenty-five heroes.
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