Nomar Garciaparra Quotes

If it was in my control, I'd still be wearing a Red Sox uniform, because it's the place I know, I love. All of those fans, I'll always remember. But I'm also going to another great place. I'm going to a phenomenal city with great tradition as well, phenomenal fans, great organization.

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It's great, I'm excited to play for Grady again. He's unbelievable. He's a great manager. He's got great wisdom, he knows the game so well, he's so great to play for and he wins. That's what's awesome.

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

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I didn't know if I was going to be back this year with the injury. I'm happy to be back and doing anything I can.

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

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

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I kept swinging and kept feeling it. I was hoping it would feel better today, but it's still pretty sore.

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I love the game of baseball.

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Health is always a factor. Everyone needs to stay healthy and do their job. These guys believe in each other.

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Pettitte did a great job, the kind I've come to expect of him while facing him so many times in the American League. But so did Derek.

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They'll always be in my heart. That's probably what I miss most are the people. I think they know I gave everything I could. I tried both on and off the field as best as I could because I appreciated them so much.

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He knows how to pitch. He's a guy whose slider looks like he can throw it four times in the dirt and walk you, or he'll throw it three times and hit the outside corner and strike you out.

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There's a month here, ... Do we realize what our fate kind of is You do, but at the same time, it's not respectability for ourselves but respect for the game. There's a month left in the season. If you don't get to the playoffs, fans are still coming out there watching you, and you respect the game because they coming out to watch.

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Every position is important and has its differences. It takes time to reach the same instinct level at first base that I had shortstop. It is a work in progress, but I'm getting there.

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I'm just swinging. It's just like third base - you go out there and work on that as well, and it's a constant adjustment and constantly working on it every day.

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It just shows that they respect what I did when I was there and that's nice. I've always appreciated the fans in Boston. When I was signing autographs, I just reminded them to make sure they visit the gift shop and pick up something in a nice blue color.

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Physically, I feel pretty good right now.

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

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I think the last time I was 100 percent might have been when I was 5, but I'm feeling pretty good. I did a lot of things to keep my legs in shape and maintain that, so going out there is not going to be much of a shock.

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After you have the injuries and that stuff, it's just good to get out there playing. I'm just trying to see the ball and drive it. I'm getting good concentration and have been able to drive the ball.

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Different things come up and you can't simulate a game, ... I've been practicing, taking ground balls, but different things come up in the game that you take home and learn from. You still have to adjust.

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If you wake up one day and start reading your station is interviewing people to take your spot, to replace you, how would you feel about that

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What happened is part of the game. I'm not going to sulk about it. I'm glad to be playing the game that I love.

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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.

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You go out there and play hard and make plays. That's what this team is about.

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