Quotes About Rookie

When 'Rookie Blue' began, I was so proud to be a Canadian on a Canadian show that was getting fans in America. I'm so used to working on American projects with Americans, it was a big deal for me to be on a show that showcases our talent... our 'peeps.'

I don't know if there were many pros for me playing early. I feel like I dug myself a pretty deep hole that rookie year.

I don't really want to be cocky when I say this, but I really feel I can be one of the best rim protectors in the league, you know, as a rookie.

For a driver in a Ferrari, anyway it is a lot of pressure, especially if you are a rookie.

I was lucky in my rookie year to play in the NBA Finals, to have that experience, to see what it was like to get to that stage.

My rookie year, I was terrified of Joe Staley.

When I was a rookie, I was kind of just flying, trying to make plays.

First year in the league, I tried to block everything. And I'd foul out. I averaged the most fouls per minute.

Sometimes you surf well and still don't win. It happens to everyone. You learn that one big score doesn't mean much if you don't have a backup. I guess every rookie learns that as time goes by. I took some big lessons from my losses.

I enjoy Otis Thorpe; he took me under his wing when I was a rookie. I'm also a fan of Ron Harper. He showed me the ropes and showed me what it was to play in the NBA.

Any time you get a new running back, whether it's a rookie or hasn't played a lot, that's the first thing you test, is their pass protection. That's big.

Any rookie that can develop a mentorship with a former quarterback like Jim Kelly, it's going to be huge.

With any rookie quarterback, the more help you can get the better.

It's hard to win with rookie quarterbacks, as I know.

As a rookie, I had changed positions. In college, I was a quarterback, and I had never played other positions.

What the Jets did with Mark Sanchez, they took a rookie quarterback and went pretty far with him.

Everyone knows with a rookie, you're going to take lumps. Even with a first-, second-, third-year guy, you're going to take lumps until you gain that experience. But for me, it was nice to get out there and get the experience and do it. I'm a guy that has to do it.

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

Of course, MIT was notable not just for its faculty but also for its students. And, facing such extremely bright kids as a rookie teacher was something like being thrown to the wolves.

So many of my rookie mistakes could have been avoided by first-hand exposure to other, more experienced technology entrepreneurs.

The connection that readers have to 'Rookie' has only meant more and more to me as I get older.

I'm country at heart. I love doing normal stuff, like back in my rookie year when nobody knew who I was, and I could grab dinner and have normal conversations.

I'll never forget when we won that game my rookie year versus Kansas City. We won one game, we were 1-10, and to sit there and watch everybody celebrate, there's nothing like it. I just sat there and enjoyed it.

I think when you look at Jimmy Butler when he came in, he hardly played as a rookie. He played more each year and then would become a top-10 player in the league. It's a testament to his work ethic and how he approached things.