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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.

Derek Jeter

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
There’s responsibility, but there’s also accountability. You have to be accountable for your actions. You have to stand at your locker when things are going bad.
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Accountability Action Bad Responsibility Yourself
You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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Confidence Home Yourself
In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
DEREK JETER

Leadership People Yourself
When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
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Excuse Myself Teaching Young
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
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.
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Fun Myself Problem Sight
God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
DEREK JETER

God Hope Jersey Myself
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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Influence Kind Life Myself People Positive Support
My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.
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Believe Inspirational Myself Parents
I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I’ll always sign for a kid before an adult.
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Adult Children Myself Possible Try
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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College Father Himself
I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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Love Myself People Wrong
You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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Myself Wake Up
This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.
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Chance Opportunity Play
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
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 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 like to dance and sing when there’s no one around, but, if I’m out, I’m really shy about it. So it takes a lot to get me going, but I enjoy being around music.
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Dance Enjoyment Music Myself Shy Sing
I can see how people work out to feel better.
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Better Exercise Feeling Myself People Work
The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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Legacy Myself Thinking Winner
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
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
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
Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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Character Image Person 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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Attempt Myself Possible Stay Try
It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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Effort Hard Inspirational Play Talent

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