Quote by Derek Jeter
My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, wh

My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when youre a kid, you want to be just like your dad. – Derek Jeter

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There may be people who have more talent than you, but theres no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that. – Derek Jeter

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We just want to win. Thats the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we dont really reflect on what weve done in the past. We focus on the present. – Derek Jeter

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My heros, my dreams, and my future lie in Yankee Stadium and they cant take that from me. – Derek Jeter

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My role model is my dad. – Seann William Scott

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And I saw the sax line-up that he had behind him and I thought, Im going to learn the saxophone. When I grow up, Im going to play in his band. So I sort of persuaded my dad to get me a kind of a plastic saxophone on the hire purchase plan. – David Bowie

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When one has not had a good father, one must create one. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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Its a complex relationship when your dad happened to be president and you are president and then you have all the amateur psychology that goes on when people try to speculate about motivations. – Jeb Bush

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