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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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
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You have to be confident, if you're not confident you might as well go home.
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Nine games? It's too long.
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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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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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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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I'm not perfect no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
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Everyone fears rejection.
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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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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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When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that's a really good feeling.
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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You can't be sensitive, because you're going to get criticized. I don't care who you are, you're going to get criticized.
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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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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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You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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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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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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