Nomar Garciaparra Quotes & Sayings

It's great that fans have people they can enjoy and watch play. — Nomar Garciaparra

People ask me if my shoes were too small when I was a kid and I say it wouldn't matter how fight my shoes were, I just liked that feeling of them being in there. That's how I started tapping my toes. — Nomar Garciaparra

People expect you to play your best, so I go through a routine to prepare myself so that I know I'm physically and mentally ready - prepared for the game. — Nomar Garciaparra

If it was in my control, Id still be wearing a Red Sox uniform, because its the place I know, I love. All of those fans, Ill always remember. But Im also going to another great place. Im going to a phenomenal city with great tradition as well, phenomenal fans, great organization. — Nomar Garciaparra

Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball - you know, the one where he plays every position himself with nobody else on the field but him? Now that I think of it, Bugs is still my idol. You have to love a ballplayer like that. — Nomar Garciaparra

When I go home my mother still makes me take out the garbage. — Nomar Garciaparra

That's basically what I'm doing when I'm tapping them - getting my toes to the end of my shoes. — Nomar Garciaparra

I feel good, and the way I determine it is through my workout. I work so hard in the offseason that if I'm able to do everything I have to, I figure I must be healthy. — Nomar Garciaparra

All players are their own worst critics. We are harder on ourselves than anyone else is. — Nomar Garciaparra

You know it as soon as you walk in Yankee Stadium. The electricity is there every time, every day. — Nomar Garciaparra

My inspiration was the game itself, not any individual player in it. — Nomar Garciaparra

You'll have games where you're out there a long time. Being able to go through that and not get stiff was a good thing for me, ... As I went along, it felt better, and on that last play [a nifty move to his right and a throw across his body for the final out in the seventh] had a lot of body torque to it, and no problems. — Nomar Garciaparra

People are going to make comparisons and they can do that but I'm definitely not going to compare myself to Derek Jeter. — Nomar Garciaparra

I love the game of baseball. — Nomar Garciaparra

You can't hit without your hands. — Nomar Garciaparra

One of my superstitions is I'm not allowed to talk about them. — Nomar Garciaparra