First Game Quotes

That first game was so hyped up, and it was obviously my first experience of a crowd in a World Cup. When I first walked out and heard the national anthem, it was just an unreal experience. I didn't expect a crowd like that.

Running out the tunnel and hearing my name called out for the first time, stepping out before the game. I just had a different type of feeling, it was amazing, like I actually made it to the NBA.

The Georgia Dome was my home field, brother. There's no question about it. I played my first football game there as an Atlanta Falcon.

It was a dream for me to play in the red shirt - I will keep this shirt with me always. I hope this is the start of a lot of games for United, It wasn't only me in this game though, I think the whole team enjoyed the game and did well. It's the first match and we have done good things. It's a good step and we're very happy.

I enjoyed it very much, my first Champions League game.

I played my first World Cup game against South Africa where I scored 97 runs before being run-out by Jonty Rhodes.

The first game is always the most difficult, for the nerves you have before you begin to play.

The first game I played against the University of Miami, I was very nervous - eyes wide open.

I think any time you play your first NHL game, you remember that.

There's nothing like Opening Day in Dodger Stadium. You can't really describe it.

It was kind of good to get my feet wet with my first NBA game. I felt comfortable out there, let the game come to me. I played within myself and I thought I did pretty good.

My father took me to my first game in 1971, and I fell in love with the Redskins and the NFL right then. I was hooked. And we didn't even win that game.

My whole first season was surreal. My first game was against Detlef Schrempf. There was German media everywhere. It was probably my worst NBA game. It was all a blur.

The first game was against Wake Forrest - I'll never forget that game.

It's huge. You win the first game of the series, you want to win the series.

The first professional game that I ever played remains, to me, the most exciting moment of my professional career.

My first time playing running back in a real game, I had eight touchdowns.

I'd grown up knowing all about Don Bradman and visited his museum in Bowral quite a few times and absolutely loved the place and then to go back there and receive my baggy green and play my first Test match there at the oval, and obviously my parents were there and a lot of family and friends, it was really cool.

Well I loved Little League; so all the memories are pretty fond but I broke my thumb. That wasn't a lot of fun. I think probably the first time I pitched [I started out as a first baseman] and the first game I pitched in Little League, I struck out 10 batters. I had a curve ball a little early [laughs]. You're not really supposed to have one when you're 12, but I did, so I first game I struck out 10 batters. That's possibly my fondest memory.

The first league game always feels different from the pre-season friendlies.

I can't recall too much about pitching, but I do remember that I was anxious to get it over with. I just wanted to get that first game over with and go from there.

My very first NBA game was against the Los Angeles Lakers; it was a pre-season game against Magic Johnson.

Any time first time out, you just want to make sure you can get hitters out again.

I think people are always nervous for your first game.

You dream of your first NFL start when you're a little kid, playing football in the backyard, but until you get there, you never know what to expect.