Jim Thome Quotes

• You can’t play forever.

  Jim Thome

• You always want to get at-bats. You always want to contribute.

  Jim Thome

• 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

• We all make mistakes and sometimes you say things and you really don’t realize what you’re saying at that moment.

  Jim Thome

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• I don’t really like filling my brain with a lot of stuff.

  Jim Thome

• Every player that plays for any organization, having great fans on your side every night is a great thing.

  Jim Thome

• Charisma’s good every night. Something special is always about to happen. You’ve got to believe it.

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Jim Thome (17)

Birth:	27th August, 1970
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Baseball Player

About

James Howard Thome was born in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He is a former American baseball player who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2012. He studied at Illinois Central College. He played for six different teams, most notably the Cleveland Indians during the 1990s and the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox in the 2000s. He was a member of five All-Star teams and won a Silver Slugger Award in 1996. An active philanthropist during his playing career, he was honored with two Marvin Miller Man of the Year Awards and a Lou Gehrig Memorial Award for his community involvement. He married to Andrea Pacione in 1998. They have two children, Lila Grace and Landon.

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