"He approaches every at-bat the same way, right down to his manic-obsessive, "Nicholson in 'As Good As It Gets' " routine with the batting gloves. He never studies pitchers, freely admitting that he doesn't know if the team is facing a righty or a lefty on some days. He swings at everything, and I mean everything. And yet the guy belts more line drives than anyone you've ever seen. He's a line drive machine. It's uncanny. You really have to watch the Red Sox day in and day out to appreciate it." - Bill Simmons, Boston Sports guy

"He's very mature in his work ethic, which gives him consistency. That gives him a chance to be one of the best in the game. More important, he's definitely a solid kid -- humble, always open for help. He knows his role and has done very well. I'm happy for him." - Mo Vaughn

"He plays like kind of a flashy guy, but he's not. He's pretty low key. From the time he gets up, it's a constant preparation for game time." - Scott Hatteberg, former Red Sox teammate

"He's very impressive. Obviously, his talent is impressive, but I'm most impressed with the way he's handling himself in the big-league atmosphere. That's something that might be bigger than any adjustment you make, just dealing with the scrutiny, the exposure, the pressure. He seems to have no problem with that. - Cal Ripken, Jr.

"It's refreshing to see a young player with that kind of makeup. This game needs more Nomars." - Paul Molitor

"To throw out those offensive numbers and also play great short stop, that's a great credit to his ability and his work ethic." - Aaron Sele, former teammate

"I can not tell you how many times, we've sat there in the dugout and gone, 'how the hell did he do that?' He never gets fooled, almost never breaks a bat. He couldn't care less about what a pitcher throws. He figures if it's a strike or anything close to it, he'll hit it." - Lou Merloni

"When he called to say he was coming to Georgia Tech, I turned to my wife, Gina, and said, 'Nobody knows this yet, but we just got our best player ever." - Rick Jones, former Georgia Tech Baseball Coach

"I remember hitting him ground balls in spring training a couple years ago and thinking to myself, ‘Geez if this kid was around when I was playing, my butt would be on the bench, and I’d be doing what I’m doing today: watching in amazement at how good he is and how many things he can do." - Johnny Pesky, legandary Red Sox player

"I think that by the time he's done that he could probably be one of the best who has ever played, not just for the Red Sox, for all of baseball." - Darren Bragg, former Red Sox teammate

"Get an education because no one can take that away from you." - Nomar Garciaparra