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" You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing. "
Derek Jeter
Go
Know
Nothing
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" Kids are our future. "
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" The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder. "
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" I'm very, very competitive. If my grandmother asks to race me down the street, I'm going to try to beat her. And I'll probably enjoy it! "
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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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" 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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" I've always been uncomfortable, so to speak, when the focus is on me. "
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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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Me
" 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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" I think, a lot of times, players get in trouble when they're asked questions and they think they have to find a way to answer it. If you ask me a question and I say, 'I don't know,' there's really no follow-up. "
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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. "
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Time
Good
Having A Good Time
" My office is at Yankee stadium. Yes, dreams do come true. "
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True
Yes
Yankee
" 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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Watch
People
Love
" I wish I trusted people more. But when I meet someone, the first thing is, 'What does this person want?' And I put up a defense mechanism. But I've always been that way. "
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Someone
People
Meet
" 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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New York
City
" 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. "
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Life
Parents
People
" 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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Always
Stage
You
" 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. "
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Pay Attention
Name
Attention
" I've found that it's easier to stay in shape than it is to get into shape. "
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Easier
Stay
Shape
" I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I'm nervous for them. "
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Teammates
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Situation
" 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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Time
Remember
" My dreams do not end with playing Major League Baseball. "
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" During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day. "
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Movies
Every Day
" I don't listen to opinions. "
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Opinions
Listen
" 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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Think
Training
Listening
" Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person. "
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Person
Image
" 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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Doing
Age
" 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
Me
" You gotta have fun. "
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You
Fun
Gotta
" 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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Doing
Schedule
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