I thought we were just going to water 'em and watch 'em grow.

Mostly water bottles. I thought they were going to start shooting before we got out of there.

We thought there would be open water when we got here. Last year, the (ice-fishing demo) was canceled because it was so cold. The year before we had 7 inches of ice and talked to over 200 people.

His answer trickled through my head - Like water through a sieve

My coach thought I was feeling so good that I was just going to forgo my water bottle, but I actually didn't see it until the last minute.

No, I am still a rookie. I thought they might make me carry the water or something if I said anything.