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" I think when things linger, that's when they become a distraction. I don't want any distractions. "
Derek Jeter
Distractions
Any
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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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" I'm very, very competitive. If my grandmother asks to race me down the street, I'm going to try to beat her. And I'll probably enjoy it! "
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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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" 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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" I think there's something wrong with me - I like to win in everything I do, regardless of what it is. You want to race down the street, I want to beat you. If we're playing checkers, I want to win. You beat me, it's going to bother me. I just enjoy competition. "
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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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" My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around. "
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" My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you're a kid, you want to be just like your dad. "
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" You're playing a game, whether it's Little League or Game 7 of the Word Series. It's impossible to do well unless you're having a good time. People talk about pressure. Yeah, there's pressure. But I just look at it as fun. "
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Time
Good
Having A Good Time
" I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea. "
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Used
Think
" I've found that it's easier to stay in shape than it is to get into shape. "
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Stay
Shape
" Sometimes people complicate things by thinking too much about what someone might think of what they said or did. "
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People
Thinking
" You can't quantify everything a player does to win games. "
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" You tell me you want to race down the street, I'm going to try to beat you. My grandmother asks me to race down the street, I'm going to try to beat her. And I'll probably enjoy it. Competitive to a fault, sometimes. "
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Race
You
Sometimes
" I've always been uncomfortable, so to speak, when the focus is on me. "
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Always
Focus
" So many people are insanely busy nowadays, and it's easy to say, 'Ah, I'll workout tomorrow.' But you have to set aside a time and stick to that schedule. "
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You
Busy
Easy
" If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose. "
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Baseball
Lose
Play
" 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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Draft
Career
Yankees
" God, I hope I wear this jersey forever. "
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Hope
Forever
Wear
" 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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" 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 always have tried to treat people with respect, the way I want to be treated. "
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Want
Treat
" 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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" During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day. "
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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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Yourself
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" I'm not a hermit, but I definitely stay in a lot more than I used to. There's more attention now then there ever was. You walk down the street with someone and it's a story. It becomes national news, you know what I mean? So, I still do things, but I stay home a lot more. "
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Home
Attention
You
" Everyone fears rejection. "
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Everyone
Rejection
Fears