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Derek Jeter

You gotta have fun. Regardless of how you look at it, we’re playing a game. It’s a business, it’s our job, but I don’t think you can do well unless you’re having fun.
DEREK JETER

Fun Myself Problem Sight
I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
DEREK JETER

Challenge Criticism Game Play Yourself
Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
DEREK JETER

Forget Hard Work Love Yourself
I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
DEREK JETER

Day Dreams Goal Myself Team
Defense usually doesn’t make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games. There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them.
DEREK JETER

Defense Game Headline Myself Play Win
I can see how people work out to feel better.
DEREK JETER

Better Exercise Feeling Myself People Work
I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I’ll always sign for a kid before an adult.
DEREK JETER

Adult Children Myself Possible Try
The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
DEREK JETER

Appearance Face Hairs Myself Rules Strict
Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
DEREK JETER

Character Image Person Yourself
The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move forward.
DEREK JETER

Feeling Job Move Myself Start
You’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
DEREK JETER

Adjustment Compromise Growth Old
I can have fun anywhere, as long as I’m with good people. But in the offseason, I like to go somewhere warm, a nice spot in the Caribbean.
DEREK JETER

Fun Goodness Myself People Warm
I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
DEREK JETER

Laughter Myself Right Thinking
Yankee Stadium is my favorite stadium; I’m not going to lie to you. There’s a certain feel you get in Yankee Stadium.
DEREK JETER

Favorite Feeling Stadium Yourself
It doesn’t feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I’m on an All-Star team everyday.
DEREK JETER

Different Feeling Myself Team
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

Myself Parents Teacher Time
The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
DEREK JETER

Finish Hard Work Play Yourself
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

Greatness Job Person Team World Yourself
I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
DEREK JETER

Game Myself Nervous Situation Team
Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
DEREK JETER

Goal Oneself Professional Win
It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
DEREK JETER

Effort Hard Inspirational Play Talent
It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
DEREK JETER

Hard Talent Work
Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.
DEREK JETER

Best Goodness Honesty Interest People Surround Yourself
I’m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
DEREK JETER

Learning Mistake Try Perfection Yourself
I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
DEREK JETER

Love Myself People Wrong
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

Attention Myself Name Pay
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

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