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I always take criticism as a challenge. It's the way I've always looked at it.

Derek Jeter

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Derek Jeter
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 26
Baseball Player
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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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That's how you win - pitching and defense.
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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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So is work ethic. You do things over and over again, and when you get in a situation you like to think it comes natural. I think there has to be a mind-set that you’re not afraid to fail. I’m not afraid to fail. I’ve done it quite a bit. The calmer you are, the more the game slows down for you, and I think part of that is controlling your emotions.
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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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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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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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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 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 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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Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is very important.
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The Yankees have twenty-five heroes.
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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 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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Nine games? It's too long.
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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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It doesn't take any talent to play hard.
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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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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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A lot of teams, I think, are just happy to make the post-season. Here, you have to win.
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