Every rookie that thought they was good, I went at them to make sure they knew I was the best point guard in the league, and they had to go through me. That’s just the way I was.
My rookie year was so much easier, and it was so much shorter than most rookies due to the fact that I had KG. That changes everything. I was blessed to have the opportunity to play with KG – not only learn but play with KG. Not many people in the NBA are able to say that.
I’d like ‘Rookie’ to be a helpful resource, but I never want it to be too prescriptive. Hopefully, it also makes the reader feel encouraged to think for herself.
It was always in the back of my mind while we were working on the first year of ‘Rookie’ that we’d do a print version at some point.
You know, I came in as a rookie and didn’t get to play much at all, really. Became a sponge. I had to go through the rough, get cut a couple times, take the G-league route, which was the D-league back then.
I have every goal you could possibly dream of – Rookie of the Year, NBA champion, MVP.
Winning the Super Bowl would be way more special than the rookie rushing record.
I think because I am a proven rookie that it is going to help me in the long run.
My rookie year, Byron Scott didn’t really want to sign me. In New Jersey, the New Jersey Nets. I got there, and Byron Scott didn’t really like me, but they let me come to camp and I was having a great camp. Stephon Marbury embraced me.
People should judge me for what I’ve done in 25 years. I’m not a rookie in F1.
Anytime I play another rookie, there’s that extra edge.
I kind of think the rookie wall is all in your mind, to be completely honest.
A lot of people have compared being an NBA rookie to being a fraternity pledge. It’s not really intense like that. It’s more like being an intern.
My uncle, my dad always made sure I had guard skills. But as far as defending everybody, that wasn’t really my mindset until my rookie year.
It’s unfortunate to lose guys in their rookie year.
As a rookie you sort of don’t really know if you’re good enough, and then you start listening to a bunch of random things or just out looking for a bunch of random things that don’t help.
My rookie year, I bought a new Range Rover, and, knowing what I know about traffic stops in this country, I made damn sure that the tint on the windows was legal. Somehow, though… I just kept getting pulled over for my tint.
One goal I want to accomplish is I want to be known as the hardest-working guy on the team my rookie year.
It would have been harder for me to get rookie of the year in Cleveland than it would’ve been in Minnesota.
Every day, I kind of have in my brain a few slots of what I want to do. Like school, sleep, homework, ‘Rookie,’ hanging out with friends, mindless relaxation time, and then trying to do my own creative things.
I would go after any rookie. Any rookie with a lot of hype. I used to do it to Jason Kidd. I would go at him. I’d be like, ‘Young fella, you’re going to get a rude awakening in the NBA.’
I’m not big on rookie hazing. I didn’t wanna be hazed as a rookie, so I definitely didn’t want to do it to others.
When I got traded to the Lakers in ’97, Kobe Bryant was just a rookie.
A rookie coach must be supported by a very strong structure and not get burned.
And my rookie contract, my first rookie contract was for $5,000.
Going around the league, people know, ‘Oh, he got in some trouble’ or ‘He didn’t play well his rookie year’ or ‘He’s a bust.’ That’s the headline. I’m going to have a million more opportunities to create new headlines, and I can’t wait. Can’t wait.
Starting should be a goal for every rookie.
You know that’s pretty much your role as the rookie: Defend and rebound. Those are the two main things.
As a rookie, I need to play a lot. I need to know what courses I like and adjust to the atmosphere and the lifestyle of playing at the highest level.
I was invited to play with the New York Knicks. I was never drafted, but I was invited to the rookie camp.
Rookie year you get out there and want to make as many plays as possible, then second year you want to be perfect, and then you kind of find a combination between the two – making a lot of plays and trying to be as perfect as possible.
I think it speaks a lot to Coach Kidd and my teammates to trust me as a rookie to make plays down the stretch. When they put that confidence in you, it’s hard not to try to make plays.
I think any player at any position their rookie year, they’re trying to figure out how to process all the information we give them, how to process what the defense is doing and then actually physically play the game and the position that they’re playing.
Ultimately I want to win. That’s my main focus as my rookie year.
As great a public speaker as I am, I don’t know have – I don’t – I don’t have the words to describe Cub fans who welcomed me as a rookie, were patient through my 1-for-32 start, and took me into their homes and into their hearts and treated me like a member of their family. You picked me up when I was down.
I think, as a rookie, what guys need to be judged on most coming in the league is feel. Not skill, not shooting, not stats, not even passing, but that feel for the game, the ability to read situations and make the right play.
I did some good things as a rookie.
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.
That’s the first goal I have, to be Rookie of the Year.
When I was a rookie, it was pretty much my first time outside of the city that I grew up in.
Not all rookie lessons are learned on the hardwood. There are factors like rookie duties and building team camaraderie.
‘Rookie’ is not your guide to Being a Teen. It is, quite simply, a bunch of writing and art we like and believe in.
Carson Wentz, he came in and had a heck of a year as a rookie. I don’t think a lot of people saw that coming.
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.
For me, I was always just a down-to-earth guy. From Day 1 my rookie year, I’ve been the same. As an offensive lineman, we just want to be under-the-radar, humble guys, just like to do our work and not be noticed.
I backpacked all around the world and kind of found myself. Then I settled back in L.A. and found ‘Rookie Blue.’
I’m definitely a jaded traveler, but you try to make the best of what you know about the experience. Like, I know how to pack a bag. I know that checking a bag is for rookies.
Harmon Killebrew was a gem. I can never thank him enough for all I learned from him. He was a consummate professional who treated everyone from the brashest of rookies to the groundskeepers to the ushers in the stadium with the utmost of respect.
Losing is hard on all of us regardless of rookie or veteran.
I remember my rookie hazing. It wasn’t fun.
The pleasing thing is being able to be in an environment where, even though I’m a rookie, everyone wants to help you out.
I’m not capable of being in a group where I’m not the leader. I did it once earlier in my career with Legacy, and that was cool because I was young and green and a rookie in the industry, but now no more.
To be honest, I never compare myself with the rookies.
I try to stay the same, but I also think that change is inevitable. What I mean is, if you stay the same as in your rookie days, you can’t deal with all the new responsibilities you are faced with. Of course, my most important values should stay the same.
Garbage time is that time at the end of the game when the points don’t really matter, and nothing you do can really affect the overall outcome, but the rookies usually get a chance to play on the big stage.
My rookie year, we used to play all the time, literally play ‘Call of Duty’ all the time, because it was like all of the younger guys on the team would get into the communication with the headsets and talking trash.
It’s an honor to be named Rookie of the Year by the media.
I’m a rookie, but I’m not here to act like a rookie.
As a kid, I watched ‘Bugs Bunny’ cartoons, and for some reason Pepe Le Pew, the indomitable French skunk pursuing his would-be kitty paramour, left his mark on me: became an instant emblem of odoriferous hubris, hedonistic bad behavior. He was an entry-level Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a rookie Marquis de Sade.
I would say the greatest challenge, for me, had been my rookie year and learning my spot. It is an emotional battle, as you have good days and bad days. Being young and thrown into this big business is challenging.
Some rookies build bad habits and it’s not until year three, four, five that they get to be part of a winning-type organization and culture.
Most rookies coming in, they’re a little short on the 3-point line because it’s a little further back. But once you adjust to it, you’ll be fine.
You won’t ever see me being totally sexy on ‘Rookie Blue.’ It’s not right for the character, anyway.
It’s hard to win with rookie quarterbacks, as I know.
