Nomar Garciaparra famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

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

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

#Sports #Shoes #Toes
Get an education because no one can take that away from you.
-- Nomar Garciaparra

#Away From You
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

#Moving #Games #Play
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

#Games #Play #People
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

#People #Jeter #Compare
It's great that fans have people they can enjoy and watch play.
-- Nomar Garciaparra

#Play #People #Watches
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

#Cities #Organization #Red
My inspiration was the game itself, not any individual player in it.
-- Nomar Garciaparra

#Inspiration #Player #Games
I love the game of baseball.
-- Nomar Garciaparra

#Baseball #Games #Gamer
People ask me if my shoes were too small when I was a kid and I say it wouldnt matter how fight my shoes were, I just liked that feeling of them being in there. Thats how I started tapping my toes.
-- Nomar Garciaparra

#Kids #Fighting #Shoes
When I go home my mother still makes me take out the garbage.
-- Nomar Garciaparra

#Mother #Home #Garbage
You know it as soon as you walk in Yankee Stadium. The electricity is there every time, every day.
-- Nomar Garciaparra

#Sports #Yankees #Yankee Stadium

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