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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. "
Derek Jeter
Me
Older
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" I went to school on Senior Skip Day. "
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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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" Sometimes people complicate things by thinking too much about what someone might think of what they said or did. "
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" I always have tried to treat people with respect, the way I want to be treated. "
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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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" I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions. "
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" 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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" 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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" 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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" I always used to get in trouble for talking too much. 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 remember going from rookie ball to A, to double A, then to triple A. At every level it seemed like the game was faster. The bigger the situation, the more the game speeds up. That's all mental. It messes people up. "
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" I voted for Obama. "
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Obama
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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 think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots. "
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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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" 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 don't listen to opinions. "
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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. "
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You
Parents
" You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series. "
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Up
Just
World
" 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. "
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Job
Only
" You hear about women buying shoes? I buy DVDs. I definitely have a problem. "
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" Not everybody's a baseball fan. "
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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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" Everyone fears rejection. "
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" I want to have a family. "
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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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" Walking around sometimes, I would love to just be able to watch people, see how they act. Sometimes I would love to be invisible. "
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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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You
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" I get asked enough questions, I try not to ask too many questions. "
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