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" I've always been very cautious with what I do. You know, that started at a young age. I always had the approach or the mentality I never wanted to embarrass my parents. "

Derek Jeter

Young

You

Parents

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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. "

" I hate the treadmill. I hate it. You really don't have to be on it that long, something like 20 or 30 minutes. It's all about getting your heart rate up. "

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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. "

" You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing. "

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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. "

" For me, when I was a kid, volunteering was the last thing I was thinking about. When I see kids doing it now, it amazes me. It's very impressive, it gives them something productive to do as opposed to getting in trouble. For them to take time out at such a young age is remarkable. I think all kids should take a little time out to volunteer. "

" My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around. "

" I'm not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes. "

" 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. "

" Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person. "

" I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams - I'm not knocking other teams - but there's only one shortstop on the Yankees. "

" During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day. "

" When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that's a really good feeling. "

" You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series. "

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World

" 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. "

" I've found that it's easier to stay in shape than it is to get into shape. "

" 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. "

" No former player has owned a team in baseball. "

" I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I'm nervous for them. "

" 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. "

" I always take criticism as a challenge. It's the way I've always looked at it. "

" God, I hope I wear this jersey forever. "

" 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. "

" I think when things linger, that's when they become a distraction. I don't want any distractions. "

" The first thing to know about playing baseball in Michigan is, Michigan's really cold. "

" 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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" 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. "

" 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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