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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. "

Derek Jeter

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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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" Walking around sometimes, I would love to just be able to watch people, see how they act. Sometimes I would love to be invisible. "

" I've been playing baseball since I was 5 or 6 years old. I've been on a schedule, pretty much, since I was in eighth, ninth grade. I look forward to not doing that. "

" 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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" 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. "

" 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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" 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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City

" My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can't take that away from me. "

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Away

" 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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" If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose. "

" I went to school on Senior Skip Day. "

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

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

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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 hit the gym early in the morning. I feel better throughout the day when I get in a workout first thing in the morning. "

" I want to have a family. "

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

" When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me! "

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

" 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'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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" You can't quantify everything a player does to win games. "

" My dreams do not end with playing Major League Baseball. "

" 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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