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The Yankees have twenty-five heroes.

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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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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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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It doesn't take talent to work hard.
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It doesn't take any talent to play hard.
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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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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 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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that's to win.
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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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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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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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I've hung out and dated people I've never even met before.
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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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Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
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I never think about my own stats, as long as I'm contributing to the team.
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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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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 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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Everyone fears rejection.
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