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I think when things linger, that's when they become a distraction. I don't want any distractions.

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
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Linger
Distractions
Distraction
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It's never over. You don't want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it's not over until the last out.
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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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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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Our fans don't want to see us win the Wild Card. They want to see us win the division.
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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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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've hung out and dated people I've never even met before.
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You can't be sensitive, because you're going to get criticized. I don't care who you are, you're going to get criticized.
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If I'm shifted two steps toward third base and the ball goes up the middle, people say I have no range to my left. That's why those statistics aren't accurate. You're changing for every batter, sometimes with every pitch. You really can't make one statistic for every shortstop. You have to go by what you see.
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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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 will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.
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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 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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What kind of influence did my parents have on my life? Well, they had the most influence. These are the people who are closest to me. My parents are very positive people. They've been supportive. They're always there.
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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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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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Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
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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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