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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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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
Weekend
Anywhere
Wake
Nothing

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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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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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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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The draft is a crapshoot, so I've been very fortunate to be drafted by the Yankees, and to have spent my whole career here.
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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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