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I only wanted to play baseball. I only wanted to play shortstop. I only wanted to play for the Yankees. My whole life. It wasn't like I wanted to play for another team and ended up in New York. It wasn't like I wanted to play another position and ended up at short. This has always been the dream of mine: to play shortstop for the New York Yankees. And I get a chance to do it.

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It's the same game, I don't care where you are playing, Minnesota, Kansas City or New York, it's the same game.

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You're playing a game, whether it's Little League or Game 7 of the World Series. It's impossible to do well unless you're having a good time. People talk about pressure. Yeah, there's pressure. But I just look at it as fun.

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The longer you wait to decide what you want to do, the more time you're wasting. It's up to you to want something so badly that your passion shows through in your actions. Your actions, not your words, will do the shouting for you.

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I go into every game thinking I'm going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn't enjoy it.

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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

Derek Jeter

Derek Jeter

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Born: June 26, 1974 (age 51)

Bio: Derek Sanderson Jeter is an American former professional baseball shortstop who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees.

Known for:

The Contract (2014)
Jeter Unfiltered (2014)
Change Up (2016)
Fair Ball (2017)

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