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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.

Derek Jeter

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Derek Jeter
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 26
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My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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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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A lot of teams, I think, are just happy to make the post-season. Here, you have to win.
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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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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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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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Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
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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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You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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It doesn't take talent to work hard.
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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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I've hung out and dated people I've never even met before.
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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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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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It doesn't take any talent to play hard.
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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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that's to win.
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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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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