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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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I never think about my own stats, as long as I'm contributing to the team.
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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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You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that's to win.
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Nine games? It's too long.
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It doesn't take any talent to play hard.
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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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That's how you win - pitching and defense.
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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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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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I think when things linger, that's when they become a distraction. I don't want any distractions.
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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 get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I'm nervous for them.
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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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It's never over. You don't want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it's not over until the last out.
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A lot of teams, I think, are just happy to make the post-season. Here, you have to win.
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My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can't take that away from me.
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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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