Quotes by Jim Thome - Page 1

You can't play forever.
Jim Thome / Baseball Player
Forever
Play
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I don't really like filling my brain with a lot of stuff.
Jim Thome / Baseball Player
Brain
Filling
Stuff
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You always want to get at-bats. You always want to contribute.
Jim Thome / Baseball Player
Bats
Want
Contribute
Always Want Get
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Charisma's good every night. Something special is always about to happen. You've got to believe it.
Jim Thome / Baseball Player
Believe
Charisma
Every Night
Night
Something Special
Special
Good Always Believe
Good Believe Always
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There's an inner feeling you get when you get in a situation to do well in a game. It's hard to explain.
Jim Thome / Baseball Player
Feelings
Games
Situation
Explain
Inner
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Every player that plays for any organization, having great fans on your side every night is a great thing.
Jim Thome / Baseball Player
Every Night
Great Fans
Night
Organization
Player
Your Side
Great Thing
Plays
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We all make mistakes and sometimes you say things and you really don't realize what you're saying at that moment.
Jim Thome / Baseball Player
Mistake
Realizing
Sometimes
Mistakes
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The strongest thing I put into my body is steak and eggs. I just eat. I'm not a supplement guy. Steroids are not even a thought.
Jim Thome / Baseball Player
Motivational
Sports
Eggs
Steak
Strongest
Supplement
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Is my ability what it was at, say, 25 or 30 years old? Probably not, but I like to compete. I like to go out and play the game hard.
Jim Thome / Baseball Player
Games
Play
Years
Compete
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I sign every autograph I can for kids because I remember myself at that age. I think it's ridiculous that some guys won't sign for a kid.
Jim Thome / Baseball Player
Kids
Guy
Thinking
Age Myself Remember
Autograph
Sign
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My family has loved Minnesota and that was one of the big reasons we decided to come back. For me, family decisions were a big part to coming back to the Twins.
Jim Thome / Baseball Player
Decision
Minnesota
Twins
Big Part
Reasons
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It's tough to strike out. Believe me. I hate striking out. It's no fun. It's embarrassing. But there really isn't anything I can do. It's just a part of my game.
Jim Thome / Baseball Player
Believe
Embarrassing
Fun
Hate
No Fun
Strike
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I really do try hard to be a good teammate. I can't run very fast, but I try to always run hard. I may strike out a lot, but I try to walk to set up the guys who are hitting after me.
Jim Thome / Baseball Player
Running
Effort
Guy
Hitting
Teammate
Good Walk Me
Strike
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My dad told me when I went into high school, 'It's not what you do when you walk in the door that matters. It's what you do when you walk out.' That's when you've made a lasting impression.
Jim Thome / Baseball Player
Dad
Doors
Impression
Lasting
School
Dad Walk Me
Door
Matters
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I've always enjoyed interleague play. It gives you a chance to see different clubs, to go to different places. It gives you a good chance to see where you are, where you stand with other teams.
Jim Thome / Baseball Player
Clubs
Enjoyed
Giving
Good Chance
Play
Team
Good Chance Always
Different Places
Teams
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My favorite thing to do is still to go back to Peoria, go to my cabin and hunt with the boys. This is a great lifestyle, don't get me wrong. But fun for me is going back with my buddies I grew up with.
Jim Thome / Baseball Player
Boys
Cabins
Fun
Lifestyle
Buddies
Great Me Fun
Cabin
Favorite Thing
Hunt
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The passion is my favorite part of the city [Philadelphia]. You go from 'we love you' to 'we hate you' back to 'you walk on water.' You're driving, and somebody might wave or somebody might flip you off.
Jim Thome / Baseball Player
Hate
Love You
Passion
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Not playing every day, I kind of healed up a little bit from the little injuries that I had the year before. Then, when I got home this winter and my body wasn't beat up, I said, 'Wait a minute, this may work out.'
Jim Thome / Baseball Player
Home
Winter
Years
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This is a tremendous honor (winning the 2002 Roberto Clemente Award), to be considered in the same class as Roberto Clemente. He is a hero and role model for all of us who play the game and strive to be as good a player and person as he was.
Jim Thome / Baseball Player
Hero
Player
Winning
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When do you know it's time to say, 'OK, that's it?' That is the most difficult part of any decision like that because you don't want to throw the 'R' word out there. I've mentioned it a couple times, but not in the sense that I'm doing it. That word is very fragile. We'll see.
Jim Thome / Baseball Player
Couple
Decision
Do You Know
Want
Couple Times
Mentioned
Throw
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If I had to give advice about parents, it would be this: Value your relationships with them. Those relationships are what you stand for. Not only are we blessed to wear a uniform that says PHILLIES on the front, but we have our names on the back. That name means you're playing for your family.
Jim Thome / Baseball Player
Blessed
Mean
Names
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