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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
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Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.
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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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Our fans don't want to see us win the Wild Card. They want to see us win the division.
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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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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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I never think about my own stats, as long as I'm contributing to the team.
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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. It's funny, because I was never big into autographs as a kid. The only player who I ever wanted an autograph from was Dave Winfield.
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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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Nine games? It's too long.
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The guy's (Shane Spencer) ridiculous. No one hits home runs like that. I'm telling you, man, it's ridiculous.
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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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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 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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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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I've hung out and dated people I've never even met before.
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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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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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