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" You hear about women buying shoes? I buy DVDs. I definitely have a problem. "
Derek Jeter
Women
Hear
Buying
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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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" I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong. "
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Me
People
Work
" 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. "
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Difficult
New York
" 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. "
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Schedule
Look
" Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests. "
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Yourself
Best
Good
" You gotta have fun. "
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You
Fun
Gotta
" 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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Young
You
Parents
" Kids are our future. "
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Our
Future
Kids
" 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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Want
You
Like
" I've always been very aware of what I'm saying, but I'm also aware of what you're saying. I always want to make sure that my point is clear. "
Derek Jeter
Want
Always
Point
" I'd like to get a degree. You ever see the movie 'Back to School?' I'll go back with my kids. "
Derek Jeter
See
Like
School
" No former player has owned a team in baseball. "
Derek Jeter
Former
Owned
Player
" If you're going to win games, you're going to have to come up with the big hits. That's the bottom line. "
Derek Jeter
Line
Going
Games
" If I put my name on something, I'm going to be involved. I'm not just going to put my name on it and not pay attention. "
Derek Jeter
Pay Attention
Name
Attention
" 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. "
Derek Jeter
Person
Job
Only
" 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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Situation
More
Remember
" I voted for Obama. "
Derek Jeter
Obama
Voted
" Through time you learn from your experiences. I think I've learned to deal with people a little bit better over time. That in particular has developed a little bit. "
Derek Jeter
Time
Better
Learn
" 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. "
Derek Jeter
Always
Yankee
Remembered
" 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. "
Derek Jeter
Early
Morning
Day
" The first thing to know about playing baseball in Michigan is, Michigan's really cold. "
Derek Jeter
Baseball
Playing
Know
" 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. "
Derek Jeter
Me
New York
City
" That's how you win - pitching and defense. "
Derek Jeter
How
Defense
You
" Any player that says they don't want to go to an All-Star Game is lying to you. It's something everyone wants to be a part of. "
Derek Jeter
Lying
You
Everyone
" I think when things linger, that's when they become a distraction. I don't want any distractions. "
Derek Jeter
Distractions
Any
Become
" Sometimes people complicate things by thinking too much about what someone might think of what they said or did. "
Derek Jeter
Said
People
Thinking
" 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. "
Derek Jeter
Forget
You
Win
" 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! "
Derek Jeter
Time
Parents
Me
" The number one priority is playing baseball. There are so many people in New York trying to get you to do this and get you to do that, which is fine, but you have to take care of yourself. "
Derek Jeter
Yourself
New York
Baseball
" 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. "
Derek Jeter
Always
Stage
You