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Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.

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
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.
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Defense Game Headline Myself Play Win
In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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Leadership People Yourself
It doesn’t take any talent to play hard.
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Effort Hard Inspirational Play Talent
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
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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Game Hate Lose Myself Play
Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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Fun Greatness Myself Sports Watch Writing
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
During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
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Fun Movie Myself Season
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
Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is very important.
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Athletics Different Health Important Opportunity Run
The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
DEREK JETER

Appearance Face Hairs Myself Rules Strict
I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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Contribution Myself Team Thinking
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
I like to hit the gym early in the morning. I feel better throughout the day when I get in a workout first thing in the morning.
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Better Early Feeling Morning Myself
I think it comes easy to work hard. I was always taught, don’t short-change yourself. Keep working to get better.
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Better Easy Hard Work Thinking

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