Famous Quotes & Sayings

What he does is super hard. You don't see middle linebackers started as rookies that much because there's so much to do. That's why he's the X-factor.

We had 132 rookies here. We expect a lot of them to be back for Vancouver.

Jerry Angelo

We feel the history of his position for rookies bodes well.

David Oliver

We're a young team, so it helps the learning curve. The majority of our games have been tight in the last 2 or 3 minutes of games. Coach does not have a lot of vets to throw out there, so guys are able to play. That's really helped our rookies excel.

Charlotte Sullivan

Im completely gobsmacked by the Rookie Blue fans.

We know what to expect. We have a lot of experience and our rookies are quickly learning the ropes. This really could be our year, but our mindset is to take every game at a time and not look past any team.

Dhani Jones

I started rockin' the BowTie when I was a rookie with the New York Giants.

Joe Theismann

When you can take a wide receiver and make him a nickel back, ... when you can take rookies and make them starters, when you can take free agents off the streets and win a world championship, that means the philosophy and the scheme is bigger than the players.

John Gibbons

He's got a valid argument for winning that thing. Very few rookies throw 200 innings,

Rick Carlisle

He's at the point now where rookies are still rookies, but they have a veteran sort of confidence about them, and he should. The other thing he has learned this year is that when he plays well, it's going to be tougher to keep playing well because teams are going to keep getting ready for you.

If I was going to do it, then I'd probably do something with the veterans more than the rookies because they've been playing well and maybe they deserve a chance.

People might say we didn't need this victory. I think we very much needed it. The Russian soccer needed it. Look at how many rookies we had.

Nick Ferguson

Last game, I told (Williams) and Domonique Foxworth, I said, 'You guys have something as rookies that I didn't have when I was a rookie, and that's called confidence,' ... They have that swagger to them where they're not really intimidated.

Larry Brown

I thought they were a little tired, ... and then I thought down the stretch, I don't want to put the rookies in a tough situation like that.

Larry Brown

I won't play the rookies all the time, but they earned it. It's going to take some time. We're trying to figure out who can play and who can help us.

Nancy Lopez

I think people questioned why I played the rookies on the first day. I thought if they were the players I thought they were, they'd be OK after one or two holes, and they did great.

Jeff Gordon

I think from what I've seen so far, the guys are doing a fantastic job. We've just been seeing this trend more and more over the last six, eight years of rookies just being able to come in and perform well, win races and put consistency together and also come in with strong race teams.

I think to win you need a combination of things. You need that veteran leadership and veteran ability to perform in the clutch and understand the pressures of having been there before. But you also need that boyish enthusiasm of rookies who don't even understand the pressures and the fear because they're just so excited to be there.

It is also the first time that the number of the athletes in snow events exceeds those in ice events. Though we are just rookies in snow events, our athletes are confident to try their best in the Games.

People are saying she's gotta win, ... But rookies don't win at this level.

Our bench is obviously inexperienced. We're playing two rookies off of there. We're either really inexperienced or really old off our bench.

I don't think you can put your finger on one thing. The rookies and excitement and energy around those guys have certainly helped. I don't think there's any one thing that's a definitive factor.

Edward R. Murrow

The Wright brothers' first flight was not reported in a single newspaper because every rookie reporter knew what could and couldn't be done.

Joe Gibbs

Last year we saw rookies play extremely well at quarterback, and they beat us; Pittsburgh beat us soundly.

We really just want to be here to teach them the skills, but also just answer any questions they have. I think you learn by doing, so we are here for whatever the rookies need from us.

Carl Yastrzemski

I remember I was a scared rookie, hitting .220 after the first three months of my baseball season, and doubting my ability.

Earl Campbell

I did some good things as a rookie.

Jeff Burton

When I came into the sport, rookies didn't drive good race cars. You drove junk. Rookies don't step in driving junk anymore. They step in driving top cars because there is no junk. They step in driving really, really good stuff.

Adrian Beltre

I'm not a rookie anymore-no more excuses about being young.

We had an up and down season last year. We were all young rookies and we weren't used to each other or playing in front of crowds. Last year, as the year went on, we played better.

Clint Hurdle

We're not going to continually put 20 rookies out there. That's why we took the inventory that we took the last two years to find out what we had, and find a wave that would land and stay on beach, not be sent back out to the sea.

We're coming together. Playing hard is key for us and running the fast break is key for us. The rookies are coming in, the newcomers are coming in. We're doing a good job right now. My teammates are staying together, which is a good thing.

John Bradley

That's hard starting your first game flying. You've got all of the distractions, and a lot of rookies haven't had a chance to fly out to a game and experience something like that. This is the time the veterans are going to have to step up, especially the first away game.