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It doesn't take any talent to play hard.

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
Talent
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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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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can't take that away from me.
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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 will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.
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I think when things linger, that's when they become a distraction. I don't want any distractions.
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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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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That's how you win - pitching and defense.
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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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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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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You have to be confident, if you're not confident you might as well go home.
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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 always take criticism as a challenge. It's the way I've always looked at it.
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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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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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Everyone fears rejection.
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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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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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