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 …

- Nomar Garciaparra

Get an education because no one can take that away from you.

- Nomar Garciaparra

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

- Nomar Garciaparra

I love the game of baseball.

- 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

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

- 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 …

- Nomar Garciaparra

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 bein…

- Nomar Garciaparra

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

- Nomar Garciaparra