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The Life You Imagine : Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams
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The Life You Imagine : Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams Paperback - 2001

by Jeter, Derek

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An inspiring, practical book about how readers can figure out their goals and then go about achieving them. "The Life You Imagine" uses stories from his own life growing up and his years with the Yankees. Photos throughout from Jeter's family photo album.

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  • Title The Life You Imagine : Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams
  • Author Jeter, Derek
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Crown Publishing Group, The, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date June 5, 2001
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GRP73175029
  • ISBN 9780609807187 / 0609807188
  • Weight 0.73 lbs (0.33 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.13 x 5.58 x 0.84 in (20.65 x 14.17 x 2.13 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
    • Geographic Orientation: New York
    • Locality: New York, N.Y.
  • Library of Congress subjects New York Yankees (Baseball team), Baseball players - United States
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Summary

Ever wonder what it would take to turn all of your dreams into reality? In The Life You Imagine, All-Star New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter shows how you can use the same game plan that helped an eight-year-old boy who fantasized about playing baseball for the Bronx Bombers grow up and become MVP of the 2000 World Series. With the help and support of both of his parents, Derek developed a practical program that would assist him in achieving all of his personal and professional aspirations-and now he shares his secrets to success so that you can get closer to living your dream, too. In this inspiring, information-packed book, Derek provides you with the ten lessons that have guided him throughout his life on and off the field, from his dream of being a gifted, hardworking athlete to his goal of becoming an active community leader. Using personal stories from his own life as a student athlete in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and as a Yankee team player, Derek writes about the simple steps that put him on course for success, including: Setting your goals high and finding the right role models Being serious but still having fun Challenging yourself daily and not being afraid to fail Surrounding yourself with a strong supporting cast Filled with rare family photos and pictures of Derek playing for the Yankees, The Life You Imagine is an intimate look into the life of a superstar athlete -- including the remarkable relationship he has with his family, what it's like to play with the Yankees, and how he's used his baseball celebrity to found the Turn 2 Foundation, a drug and alcohol prevention program for kids.From the Trade Paperback edition.

From the publisher

Derek Jeter is the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees and the founder of the Turn 2 Foundation. He divides his time between Tampa, Florida, and New York City.
Jack Curry is a baseball columnist and reporter for The New York Times. He lives with his wife in New Jersey.

First line

I was about eight years old as I walked along our thick carpet, past the pictures of my grandparents on the hallway walls and into my parents' bedroom.

From the jacket flap

Ever wonder what it would take to turn all of your dreams into reality? In The Life You Imagine, All-Star New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter shows how you can use the same game plan that helped an eight-year-old boy who fantasized about playing baseball for the Bronx Bombers grow up and become MVP of the 2000 World Series. With the help and support of both of his parents, Derek developed a practical program that would assist him in achieving all of his personal and professional aspirations-and now he shares his secrets to success so that you can get closer to living your dream, too.
In this inspiring, information-packed book, Derek provides you with the ten lessons that have guided him throughout his life on and off the field, from his dream of being a gifted, hardworking athlete to his goal of becoming an active community leader. Using personal stories from his own life as a student athlete in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and as a Yankee team player, Derek writes about the simple steps that put him on course for success, including:
* Setting your goals high and finding the right role models
* Being serious but still having fun
* Challenging yourself daily and not being afraid to fail
* Surrounding yourself with a strong supporting cast
Filled with rare family photos and pictures of Derek playing for the Yankees, The Life You Imagine is an intimate look into the life of a superstar athlete -- including the remarkable relationship he has with his family, what it's like to play with the Yankees, and how he's used his baseball celebrity to found the Turn 2 Foundation, a drug and alcohol prevention program for kids.

About the author

Derek Jeter is the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees and the founder of the Turn 2 Foundation. He divides his time between Tampa, Florida, and New York City.
Jack Curry is a baseball columnist and reporter for The New York Times. He lives with his wife in New Jersey.

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