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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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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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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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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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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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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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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that's to win.
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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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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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My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can't take that away from me.
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During the offseason, I go to the movies almost every day. You hear about women buying shoes? I buy DVDs. I definitely have a problem.
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Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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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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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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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 try to stay as private as possible I know that's difficult, especially playing here in New York, but I make an attempt at it.
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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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Our fans don't want to see us win the Wild Card. They want to see us win the division.
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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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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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