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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.

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
Winner
Thought
Legacy

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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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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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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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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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Everyone fears rejection.
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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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I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.
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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've hung out and dated people I've never even met before.
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You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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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 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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I'm not perfect no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
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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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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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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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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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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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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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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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