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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
Chief Executive Officer
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Professional Baseball Player
Derek Sanderson Jeter
Captain Clutch
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