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Nine games? It's too long.

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
Nine
Games
Long

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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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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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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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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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I will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.
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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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I'm not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
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It doesn't take talent to work hard.
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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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I've hung out and dated people I've never even met before.
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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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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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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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The Yankees have twenty-five heroes.
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I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I'm nervous for them.
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Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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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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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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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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