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• n  an awkward and inexperienced youth

• Others have offered up inning after inning of rookie mistakes.
• Ever since Yao electrified the National Basketball Association last season as a rookie fresh out of Shanghai, a slew of agents, scouts and shoe-company reps have been looking for a .
• No surprise, then, that the rookie was voted onto the All-Star team as a starting center in February.

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News & Articles

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• Rookie T.J. McDonald Talks Playbook
  (KTVI) – Rookie third round pick T.J. McDonald is acclimating himself to the NFL game during organized team activities. The...
  June 15, 2013 - FOX 2 News St. Louis
• Cincinnati Bengals: Rookie RB Giovani Bernard Looking like Early OROY Candidate
  COMMENTARY | Cincinnati Bengals rookie running back Giovani Bernard has now been through five rookie minicamp practices, nine OTA workouts and three mandatory minicamp practices. During that span he has impressed and intrigued both teammates and coaches alike.
  June 15, 2013 - Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! Sports
• Rookie Jose Fernandez pitches Marlins past Cardinals
  MIAMI (AP) - Rookie Jose Fernandez outpitched a rusty Jake Westbrook, and the team with the worst record in the majors beat the team with the best record.
  June 15, 2013 - Reno Gazette-Journal

Quotes

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• LeBron James in BYU Newsnet
  I think the major factor and the major reason in my decision was the best opportunity to win, and to win now, and to the future also,James said. "Winning is a big thing for me, ever since I was a rookie or I was in high school. That was...
• Keith Brooking in International Herald Tribune
  Obviously the big question was how well Matt would perform as a rookie quarterback,Brooking said. "We knew there'd be bumps in the road, but it's unbelievable what he's done in such a short period of time with the guys on our offense."
• Clinton Portis in Forbes
  You think back to how much heat he took for everything,running back Clinton Portis said. "For missing camp, for not being around for this or that, for missing the rookie symposium. You come to the realization that all of that means...