83 Quotes by Nomar Garciaparra

These guys never give up, ... Guys are going out there, and they care. We're just playing pretty well right now.

All I've done is go up there the same as I have been. Every time I step up to the plate I'm doing whatever I can to get on base and help the team. That's really my focus each and every time.

The effort is there. The effort is always there. Everyone is a professional. If you played against us on a Sunday in a park with our families, you're going to see effort there. That's the nature of us. None of these guys would be here in the big leagues if they didn't have that attitude every day.

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.

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.

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.

One of my superstitions is I’m not allowed to talk about them.

You can’t hit without your hands.

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