Nomar Garciaparra Quotes

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

- 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

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

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

- 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

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

- 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

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

- Nomar Garciaparra