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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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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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Winning
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I try to stay as private as possible I know that's difficult, especially playing here in New York, but I make an attempt at 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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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 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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Everyone fears rejection.
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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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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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I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I'll always sign for a kid before an adult.
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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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I always take criticism as a challenge. It's the way I've always looked at it.
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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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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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I never think about my own stats, as long as I'm contributing to the team.
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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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You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that's to win.
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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've hung out and dated people I've never even met before.
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