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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
Derek Jeter
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Derek Jeter
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 26
Baseball Player
Chief Executive Officer
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Professional Baseball Player
Derek Sanderson Jeter
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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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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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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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I'm not perfect no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
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You have to be confident, if you're not confident you might as well go home.
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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 never think about my own stats, as long as I'm contributing to the team.
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That's how you win - pitching and defense.
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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 doesn't take talent to work hard.
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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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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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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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My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can't take that away from me.
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Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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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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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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So is work ethic. You do things over and over again, and when you get in a situation you like to think it comes natural. I think there has to be a mind-set that you’re not afraid to fail. I’m not afraid to fail. I’ve done it quite a bit. The calmer you are, the more the game slows down for you, and I think part of that is controlling your emotions.
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I've hung out and dated people I've never even met before.
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