The popular and talented shortstop for the world-champion New York Yankees charts his personal road to success, in a sports memoir that emphasizes the key roles of a strong work ethic, teamwork, enthusiasm, and perseverance, respect for authority, practice, and humor in achieving one's dreams. 100,000 first printing.
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Derek Jeter is the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees and is the founder of the Turn 2 Foundation. He divides his time between Tampa, Florida, and New York City.<br><br>Jack Curry is a baseball columnist and reporter for the <i>New York Times</i>. He lives with his wife in New Jersey.
eter was eight years old, he walked into his parents' bedroom and told them he wanted to play for the Yankees. Instead of brushing off their young son, Charles and Dorothy Jeter worked out a plan with him to make his dreams a reality. This story is at the heart of <b>The Life You Imagine</b>, an inspiring, information-packed look at how Derek was able to go from dreaming about World Series victories to living them and how his game plan for success can help anyone achieve his or her own dreams. <br><br>Derek is not only a gifted athlete but also a hardworking player who believes success is not about being lucky but about setting goals early and sticking to them. With his parents, Derek created a plan for success that he's distilled into 10 lessons he still follows today. Using personal stories from his own life as a student athlete in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and as shortstop for the Yankees, Derek writes about how anyone can achieve his or her dreams by following some simple steps, such as set
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