American - Athlete | July 23, 1973 -
You know it as soon as you walk in Yankee Stadium. The electricity is there every time, every day.
Nomar Garciaparra
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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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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.
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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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My inspiration was the game itself, not any individual player in it.
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When I go home my mother still makes me take out the garbage.
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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.
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People are going to make comparisons and they can do that but I'm definitely not going to compare myself to Derek Jeter.
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It's great that fans have people they can enjoy and watch play.
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