Good Idea? Or Bad Idea?

Wasn't good idea/bad idea thing done in Animaniacs?

 

I agree with Fred. If it's for a story for the paper, I would help the kid out. Give him some of your background and expertise but explain that he's better off quoting coaches or scouts or others who are appropriate for his story (and help him with that).

I'd tell him that writers shouldn't quote other writers except in rare cases (like your brawl or a story on what it's like to be a reporter).

TV announcers, pundits, experts are a different, though, as would be a national reporter.