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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.

Derek Jeter

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.
DEREK JETER

Influence Kind Life Myself People Positive Support
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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Competition Enjoyment Mistake Myself Race Street Try
So many people are insanely busy nowadays, and it’s easy to say, ‘Ah, I’ll workout tomorrow.’ But you have to set aside a time and stick to that schedule.
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Insanity Myself People Schedule Time
The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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Legacy Myself Thinking Winner
My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
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Dreams Future Heroes Yourself
Sneak out when things go good. It bothers me when people have good games and stand in front of their locker waiting for the media, then they have bad games and sneak out the back.
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Brother Game Goodness Myself People
I’m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
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Learning Mistake Try Perfection Yourself
The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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Finish Hard Work Play Yourself
I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
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Attribution Avoid Distraction Myself Necessary Success Understand
It doesn’t feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I’m on an All-Star team everyday.
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Different Feeling Myself Team
Yankee Stadium is my favorite stadium; I’m not going to lie to you. There’s a certain feel you get in Yankee Stadium.
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Favorite Feeling Stadium Yourself
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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Focus Line Myself Past Present Reflection Thinking Win
I’ve been lying to you guys for a long time, saying I wasn’t nervous and there’s no pressure. There was a lot of pressure to do it here.
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Lying Myself Nervous Pressure Time
If you’re going to win games, you’re going to have to come up with the big hits. That’s the bottom line.
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Big Game Win Yourself
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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Attention Myself Name Pay
Obviously, you’re known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You’re a person a lot longer before and after you’re a professional athlete.
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Athlete Goodness Person Professional Yourself

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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