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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. "
Derek Jeter
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New York
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" The thing that means the most to me is being remembered as a Yankee, because that's what I've always wanted to be, was to be a Yankee. "
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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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" 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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" My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around. "
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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 went to school on Senior Skip Day. "
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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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" The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder. "
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" You can't be sensitive, because you're going to get criticized. I don't care who you are, you're going to get criticized. "
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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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" I'm a New Yorker now, and believe me, there's no comparison between the Big Apple and Kalamazoo, no similarity at all. New York City's hectic, always in fast-forward, and Kalamazoo's more laid-back, smaller, slower. "
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" The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair. "
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" I don't really see myself getting a Twitter account. Nothing against it. I get it. I especially get it for businesses. "
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" Don't get me wrong; it's not like I didn't go out and have fun. But there's been a lot of players that come to New York and get caught up in the lifestyle, and before you know it, they're sent away to another team because it affected their performance. "
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" I have feelings. I'm not emotionally stunted. "
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" We just want to win. That's the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don't really reflect on what we've done in the past. We focus on the present. "
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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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