Rookie Quotes

You've got to pay attention to who you're coaching. These guys are not rookies. They are people who know how to pitch. They are all very close (to where they need to be). They just need a watchful eye. - Brett Jodie

You're only a rookie once, and this is the only opportunity you have to achieve something like that. It was nice to be able to do that here I scored my first goal here, and this was a very similar feeling to that. - Sidney Crosby

Young guys will never understand. It's unfortunate that rookies sometimes win a Super Bowl. Rookies will never understand what they're about to go through. - Brad Johnson

You wouldn't expect a rookie to step into a team like this ... a team that has been winning big. You'd expect him to play some but not have to carry the whole load. We've been spoiled here. We see this as a two-man position now. - Bill Polian

You see guys getting wide open out there. That will be the biggest test out there. We're going to have some rookies. They have ability but don't make mistakes because if you make mistakes there, you get hurt bad. We've accomplished what we hoped to accomplish at this time. We still have a long way to go, though. - Bobby Bowden

You saw flashes last year. Ronnie got a little banged up at the end of the year and would've easily had 1,000 yards as a rookie. He's really a complete back and I think he could play every down. That guy's going to be a force to be reckoned with for years, I guarantee you that. - Scott Linehan

You only get one rookie season. So, I hate that we lost, but this was one of the best games I've ever played in. - Chris Paul

You look at his game from when he was a rookie to now and there's no comparison. He can flat-out score. In the post, on the perimeter he can score. Now he's getting the mid-range game going. - John Lucas