“There's one voice here. There's one person out front, and that's Nick, and everything goes through him. Not everybody likes it, but that's the way he runs his ship.”
Jason Taylor
“Nick has one of the better arms we've had here. We're not going to have another Brawn, hitting-wise, but defensively we should be OK.”
Greg King
“She still talks to Nick almost every other day and that she absolutely considers him still one of her best friends.”
Whitney McNally
“I just tried to get the ball to Nick; I'm not sure how it came back.”
Deryck Lim
“We are very pleased to be able to lock up Nick Johnson, who we view as one of the core players who will take the Nationals to the next level. Nick is a complete player both offensively and defensively, and we appreciate his positive influence in the clubhouse. He is the type of player and person that the Washington Nationals are all about.”
Jim Bowden
“It was hard not to be excited by his return. Nick brings so much defensive intensity, and he changes the way we play the game. He always guards the opponent's best player, unless it's a (center).”
Rob Kornaker
“Erik did a wonderful job on (Nick) Freer, one of their better players and Lowe stepped in and gave us a great, great game.”
Craig Rasmuson