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" I can see how people work out to feel better. "
Derek Jeter
Better
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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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" 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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" I've always had an interest in business, and my interest in business has really expanded over the years. "
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" The number one priority is playing baseball. There are so many people in New York trying to get you to do this and get you to do that, which is fine, but you have to take care of yourself. "
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" You're a person a lot longer before and after you're a professional athlete. People always say to me, 'Your image is this, your image is that.' Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person. That's what I worry about. "
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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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" You have to assume that everything you do is public knowledge. Everything. Because now everyone is a reporter. Everyone is a photographer. "
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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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" 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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" 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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People
Work
" I went to school on Senior Skip Day. "
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School
Day
Skip
" I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea. "
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Used
Think
" My office is at Yankee stadium. Yes, dreams do come true. "
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Yes
Yankee
" I've always been very aware of what I'm saying, but I'm also aware of what you're saying. I always want to make sure that my point is clear. "
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Want
Always
Point
" Not everybody's a baseball fan. "
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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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You
Never
" I'd like to get a degree. You ever see the movie 'Back to School?' I'll go back with my kids. "
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" When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses. "
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Younger
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" I've never been an actor on Broadway, but it feels like you're on a stage when you play at Yankee Stadium. And that's the feeling I've always had. "
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Stage
You
" I'm not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes. "
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Perfect
Mistakes
" There's feelings there, but I think I've just been pretty good at trying to hide my emotions throughout the years. I try to have the same demeanor each and every day. "
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Day
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" I looked up to my parents because they were very successful in what they wanted to do. I was lucky; I didn't have to look far for role models. "
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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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" The big difference for me is that, as I get older, I find it's a lot easier to stay in shape than it is to get back in shape. "
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" You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It's still a loss. It doesn't matter what the score was if we win tomorrow. "
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