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" You gotta have fun. "
Derek Jeter
You
Fun
Gotta
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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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" 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. "
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" I want to own a team one day. You know, that's my next goal. "
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" I have feelings. I'm not emotionally stunted. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" No former player has owned a team in baseball. "
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" I went to school on Senior Skip Day. "
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" I always appreciated the ex-players. Being a Yankee, you get spoiled. Old-Timers Day, all these guys coming back, spring training, being around them, you get a chance to get to know them. So I always think you learn a lot by listening. "
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" I get asked enough questions, I try not to ask too many questions. "
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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. "
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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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" I always take criticism as a challenge. It's the way I've always looked at it. "
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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 try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I'll always sign for a kid before an adult. It's funny, because I was never big into autographs as a kid. The only player who I ever wanted an autograph from was Dave Winfield. "
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