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You have to be confident, if you're not confident you might as well go home.

Derek Jeter

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Derek Jeter
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 26
Baseball Player
Chief Executive Officer
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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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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 try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I'll always sign for a kid before an adult.
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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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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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For me, when I was a kid, volunteering was the last thing I was thinking about. When I see kids doing it now, it amazes me. It's very impressive, it gives them something productive to do as opposed to getting in trouble. For them to take time out at such a young age is remarkable. I think all kids should take a little time out to volunteer.
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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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Nine games? It's too long.
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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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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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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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that's to win.
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I will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.
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The Yankees have twenty-five heroes.
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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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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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I never think about my own stats, as long as I'm contributing to the team.
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