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The Yankees have twenty-five heroes.

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Derek Jeter
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 26
Baseball Player
Chief Executive Officer
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Derek Sanderson Jeter
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Everyone fears rejection.
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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. It's funny, because I was never big into autographs as a kid. The only player who I ever wanted an autograph from was Dave Winfield.
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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 get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I'm nervous for them.
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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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Nine games? It's too long.
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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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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 will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.
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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'm not perfect no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
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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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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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You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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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 always take criticism as a challenge. It's the way I've always looked at it.
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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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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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Defense usually doesn't make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games. There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them.
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You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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