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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.

Derek Jeter

If you’re going to play at all, you’re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
DEREK JETER

Game Hate Lose Myself Play
I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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Day Dreams Goal Myself Team
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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Best Goodness Honesty Interest People Surround Yourself
My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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Best Hide Myself People Vacation Warm
I’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
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Around Better Myself Satisfaction
As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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Fun Myself Play Sports
I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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Different Myself Play
If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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Care Match Play Sports Yourself
You have to take the good with the bad. Some players only talk to the press when they are doing good. When you’re doing bad you shouldn’t shy away from them and when doing good, don’t run up to them.
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Bad Goodness Play Shy Yourself
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
You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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Accident World Yourself
It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
DEREK JETER

Effort Hard Inspirational Play Talent
In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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Leadership People Yourself
I can see how people work out to feel better.
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Better Exercise Feeling Myself People Work
When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that’s a really good feeling.
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Achievement Feeling Goal Goodness Hard Work Oneself
You’ve got to make adjustments as you get older.
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Adjustment Compromise Growth Old
There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that.
DEREK JETER

Believe Hard Work Myself People Talent
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
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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Game Myself Nervous Situation Team
I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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Contribution Myself Team Thinking
I think it comes easy to work hard. I was always taught, don’t short-change yourself. Keep working to get better.
DEREK JETER

Better Easy Hard Work Thinking
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.
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Feeling Job Move Myself Start
I go into every game thinking I’m going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn’t enjoy it.
DEREK JETER

Enjoyment Game Heroes Myself Thinking
During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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Fun Movie Myself Season
I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
DEREK JETER

Attribution Avoid Distraction Myself Necessary Success Understand
I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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Love Myself People Wrong
I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
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Laughter Myself Right Thinking

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