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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that's to win.

Derek Jeter

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Derek Jeter
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 26
Baseball Player
Chief Executive Officer
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Professional Baseball Player
Derek Sanderson Jeter
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Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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It doesn't take any talent to play 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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Obviously, you're known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You're a person a lot longer before and after you're a professional athlete.
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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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