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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.

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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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You have to be confident, if you're not confident you might as well go home.
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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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I can have fun anywhere, as long as I'm with good people. But in the offseason, I like to go somewhere warm, a nice spot in the Caribbean.
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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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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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During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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Nine games? It's too long.
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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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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 always take criticism as a challenge. It's the way I've always looked at it.
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It doesn't take talent to work hard.
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I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams - I'm not knocking other teams - but there's only one shortstop on the Yankees.
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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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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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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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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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My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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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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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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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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