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Winning the Rookie of the Year would be nice but making the playoffs would be even nicer for me. -- Andrew Bogut
I get recognized for 'Reaper' in the U.K. I was in Costa Rica and got recognized for 'Heroes.' In Canada, it's 'Rookie Blue.' People also think that I'm in the 'Twilight' series because of Kristen Stewart. -- Missy Peregrym
Im completely gobsmacked by the Rookie Blue fans. -- Charlotte Sullivan
I'm completely gobsmacked by the 'Rookie Blue' fans. -- Charlotte Sullivan
The better quarterbacks are real consistent. Rookie quarterbacks are not. -- Jeffrey Lurie
You won't ever see me being totally sexy on 'Rookie Blue.' It's not right for the character, anyway. -- Missy Peregrym
I turned pro and won Rookie of the Year on the South African Tour and then it took me two tries at the qualifying school on the European Tour and to get my card and the rest is history. -- Retief Goosen
I did some good things as a rookie. -- Earl Campbell
I remember my rookie hazing. It wasn't fun. -- Gio Gonzalez
I actually became a Christian in my rookie year on tour when I was 16 years old. -- Michael Chang
I think because I am a proven rookie that it is going to help me in the long run. -- Andrew Bogut
So many of my rookie mistakes could have been avoided by first-hand exposure to other, more experienced technology entrepreneurs. -- Kathryn Minshew
Baseball is a rookie, his experience no bigger than the lump in his throat as he begins fulfillment of his dream. -- Ernie Harwell
Dr. Cox mentors the rookie doctors with a spoonful of dirt and then a cup of sugar. I see him as an archetypal descendent of two of my favorite curmudgeonly characters: Lou Grant and Louie De Palma. -- John C. McGinley
I was fresh out of drama school and had no idea what I was doing. They hustled me along and Bill Cosby tolerated my rookie behavior. It was great. Once you have 'The Cosby Show' on your resume, you can keep going. -- Michael Weatherly
I think sometimes you just need to play in this league. As a rookie coming out of college, you don't understand the real significance of being a pro unless you're playing other pros. It doesn't help you to play sporadically here or there. -- Michael Cooper
I didn't always know, but I always wanted to. I always wanted to be the very best receiver the Cowboys ever had. That was my goal coming in as a rookie and my goal throughout my career: being the best they ever had, going up in the Ring of Honor. -- Michael Irvin
It's kind of a tradition that you get a rookie, put him in the middle, wrap your arms and legs around him, then douse him with everything you can get a hold of - shaving cream, ketchup, mustard, everything. It's kind of like a pie in the face after a guy is successful. -- Gary Carter
After I made it to the NBA, I said that I didn't want to be the last player from Africa. After my rookie year, I went to the league and talked about this, and they embraced my idea and started conducting basketball clinics in Africa, and that's when I knew I wouldn't be the last African. -- Dikembe Mutombo
Rookies talk rubbish. -- Toba Beta
Rookies tend to show off. -- Toba Beta
Halas didn't believe in starting rookies. -- Gale Sayers
My rookie year, I was very immature. -- Dennis Rodman
It is professional snobbery that refrains training rookies. -- Aniruddha Sastikar
A lot of rookies hit the wall after 50 or 60 games. -- Andrew Bogut
And my rookie contract, my first rookie contract was for $5,000. -- Don Shula
Veterans and remarkable rookies. International Thriller Writers, Inc. (ITW) cofounder, David -- Lee Child
I started rockin' the BowTie when I was a rookie with the New York Giants. -- Dhani Jones
I used to lead off when I was a rookie. I've always been able to bunt. -- Chili Davis
When Obama heralds another 'teachable moment,' it means he has already made an egregious rookie mistake. -- Tina Brown
My rookie year was huge for me as far as the learning curve, especially those last three games. -- Tim Tebow
I was invited to play with the New York Knicks. I was never drafted, but I was invited to the rookie camp. -- Louis Gossett Jr.
Funny how so many rookies out there still judge condition of the US economy on the rigged "stock market". I frankly find it hilarious. -- Ziad K. Abdelnour
I don't look at a man who's expert in one area as a specialist. I look at him as a rookie in ten other areas. -- Conor McGregor
High-pitched squeal like a beauty pageant contestant found best in show, Oprah audience member given a new Chevy, rookie actress surprised with an unlikely Oscar. -- Dennis Vickers
I tell all the rookies that come into our series and all the young drivers they can come ask me anything at any time, and we'll give them the straight shoot. -- Al Unser
Rookies are also coming in from college programs as big stars, whereas when we came in, we were just happy to be there. We were happy to be playing in a big gym, to be on television, to be playing in America. -- Sue Wicks
I remember going from rookie ball to A, to double A, then to triple A. At every level it seemed like the game was faster. The bigger the situation, the more the game speeds up. That's all mental. It messes people up. -- Derek Jeter
I don't think of myself as a comedian, but as an artist, a scientist and chemist who just happens to be funny. I started doing stand-up to add another level to my game. I feel that I'm a young rookie with a veteran's skill. -- Marlon Wayans
I agreed to film after my rookie year in Golden State. I was more used to cameras and felt that my journey to the NBA was a story worth sharing. Little did we know how much bigger the platform and documentary would become after Linsanity. -- Jeremy Lin
Some of the money going to the rookies can now be spent on people who have proved their worth. After all, the average playing life of a pro football player is about eight years and it is only fitting that the veterans get something for their efforts. -- Bob Lilly
It is very important to me to maintain a consistent workout regimen during the season. The Bulls staff does a great job with providing me with a weekly workout, and these kept me energized throughout my rookie season. In the off season, I try to increase my strength and add new dimensions to my game. -- Derrick Rose
I was a guy back in the Eighties who was one movie away from a huge career, which at that time didn't happen. In the Nineties, I worked a lot, but it was kind of, 'Get out there and dig and find things.' Then I guess 'The Rookie' and 'Far From Heaven' were referred to as my comeback. -- Dennis Quaid
Two years ago, of course, I was just a rookie and listened to everybody. In a way I am still a rookie. I'm only 23 and I'll be surrounded by great players who have played in a lot more Ryder Cups than myself. But the rankings say I am the best player at the moment and so that brings a responsibility. -- Rory McIlroy
Growing up, I played 'Ken Griffey, Jr. Baseball' and just whatever I could get my hands on. When I was really young, I was a big fan of Mario and that type of stuff. I still play videogames now, so it was really cool for me to be able to play as myself on '2K6' or '2K7,' I believe it was, when I was a rookie. -- Justin Verlander
With TV, it's the same way as preparing for the game of football. To get better at football, you have to watch the film and watch those who came before you and played the game, and yes, the first year you come in as a rookie and you're not gonna be as good as when you come in as a vet, and I applied that in the same way to 'Ton of Cash.' -- Dhani Jones
I remember my rookie hazing. It wasnt fun. -- Gio Gonzalez
Chris Pittaro is the best rookie I've had in 15 years. -- Sparky Anderson
I'm not a rookie anymore-no more excuses about being young. -- Adrian Beltre
Tried on daddy's 1979 rookie firesuit a while back. Smelled every bit of 36 years old. -- Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
It's not like I'm a rookie pilot. In fact, I invented airplanes. And air. -- David Blatt
My rookie is manly, so manly, oh so manly his name is Derrick Bateman. -- Daniel Bryan
I know how difficult my rookie year in the NFL was and I know how competitive this sport is. -- Troy Aikman
A player cannot be part of the training camp experience as a rookie unless he is signed to a contract. -- Leigh Steinberg
I remember I was a scared rookie, hitting .220 after the first three months of my baseball season, and doubting my ability. -- Carl Yastrzemski
I was invited to play with the New York Knicks. I was never drafted, but I was invited to the rookie camp. -- Louis Gossett Jr.
On rookie Alex Selivanov, Yes the guy can score you 40 goals. Yes I love it. What I don't want is him causing 60. -- Terry Crisp
And when it comes to gettin nookie, I'm not a rookie... I got girls that make that chick Toni Braxton look like Whoopi. -- Big L
New sales managers are the forgotten rookie - they were pros at selling, but all of a sudden they're a rookie at management. -- Chris Lytle
The Wright brothers' first flight was not reported in a single newspaper because every rookie reporter knew what could and couldn't be done. -- Edward R. Murrow
Being picked for the Pro Bowl is a feeling I can't describe. I never thought I'd be out here as a rookie, so it's great. -- Eddie Lacy
High-pitched squeal like a beauty pageant contestant found best in show, Oprah audience member given a new Chevy, rookie actress surprised with an unlikely Oscar." -- Dennis Vickers
When I was a rookie, Cy Young used to hit me flies to sharpen my abilities to judge in advance the direction and distance of an outfield-hit ball. -- Tris Speaker
He settled his hat back into position. She was a rookie in her first big game, and he'd never let her see how close she'd come to unseating a champion -- Susan Elizabeth Phillips
I've always liked to shoot from the hip. This is the perfect fit for me ... I'm willing to earn my spurs, because once again, after 18 years I'm back to being a rookie. -- Reggie Miller
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. -- Eric Maskin
Complainin' to my lawyer how this rookie tried to frisk me... Jealous of my jeep, I gave his badge to the chief, And got his ass directin' traffic in the heat for a week. -- RZA

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