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Derek Jeter the Life You Imagine
Summary: In his book The Life You Imagine, New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter tells the story of his childhood and the love and respect he has for his parents. His parents always listened to what Derek had to say, and they made him promise to maintain his grades in order to play sports as well as to avoid drugs and alcohol.
Derek Jeter had a very interesting childhood. It all started when he was 8, He ran in to his parents' bedroom and announced that he was going to play for the Yankees. Although his parents were in bed, they listened to what their skinny son had to say. Derek always admired his parents because since he was a child they always listened to what his sister and he had to say. One of the many things his parents made him promise was that had to keep his grades up if he wanted to play sports. As a kid his parents made sure that he stayed away from drugs and alcohol. While he was in fifth grade, there were some rumors that some people were selling drugs to kids in their town. E very day he couldn't talk to anyone he didn't know from the time he left school until...
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