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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.

Derek Jeter

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Derek Jeter
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 26
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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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Nine games? It's too long.
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The Yankees have twenty-five heroes.
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It took him 75 steps to get from third to home. I thought we were going to have to go out there and help him. A lot of players start thinking double then maybe wind up with a triple because the outfielder slips.
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You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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It doesn't feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I'm on an All-Star team everyday.
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I never think about my own stats, as long as I'm contributing to the team.
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It doesn't take any talent to play hard.
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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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For me, when I was a kid, volunteering was the last thing I was thinking about. When I see kids doing it now, it amazes me. It's very impressive, it gives them something productive to do as opposed to getting in trouble. For them to take time out at such a young age is remarkable. I think all kids should take a little time out to volunteer.
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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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My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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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'm not perfect no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
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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 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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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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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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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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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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