My rookie year, it was a crazy atmosphere.

I heard so much negative about the rookie year, but it really wasn't like that for me.

— Cedi Osman

Going into my rookie year I expect to play well and I expect to win a lot of games.

— Joe Burrow

I didn't start my whole rookie year.

— Tony Gonzalez

My senior year was crazy, and that summer was definitely life-changing and a lot different than what I was used to, and with that…

— Jimmer Fredette

If I don't learn something new every year, I go crazy.

— Douglas Coupland

I had some definite weaknesses my rookie year that I had to work on and hopefully I've gotten better at those.

— Derek Carr

I think my rookie year I was just out there, I just wanted to be out there and have fun. Maybe my sophomore year…

— Bobby Wagner

I'm trying to be a sponge. People say, 'Well, that's what your rookie year is.' I still feel that way in my second year.

— Scott Tolzien

It wasn't until I became a third baseman my rookie year in Atlanta that I made the bare-handed play very often.

— Chipper Jones

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…

— Alex Smith

I turned pro and won Rookie of the Year on the South African Tour and then it took me two tries at the qualifying…

— Retief Goosen

Look, that rookie year you got a lot going on. You got to get a house, you got to get a car, you have…

— Brian Flores

I think I had a good rookie year, but at the end of the day, I want to be one of the best tight…

— Zach Ertz

Winning the Rookie of the Year would be nice but making the playoffs would be even nicer for me.

— Andrew Bogut

Due to my collegiate accolades, it was a goal but it was something that I kinda had at the back of my head that…

— A'ja Wilson