The hardest thing I've had to overcome was being from my small coal-mining town of Big Stone Gap, Virginia. My mother was a coal miner for nineteen years, and the expectations of making it out of my town were slim… — Thomas Jones Copy Share Image
No one had ever made it big from my town until I was able to make it to the NFL and now the big… — Thomas Jones Copy Share Image
I had a great family. My father was in the Air Force, so we were always disciplined, goal oriented. — Thomas Jones Copy Share Image
When I'm 75 years old, I want to say that I chased my dream. I didn't let other people's opinions dictate what I have… — Thomas Jones Copy Share Image
Football was everything to me. There was the physical aspect, sure. I did pushups and sit-ups every night, even as a kid. But I… — Thomas Jones Copy Share Image
Many do with opportunities as children do at the seashore; they fill their little hands with sand, and then let the grains fall through,… — Thomas Jones Copy Share Image
When you see a black guy on TV, he's always a thug or always portrayed as someone that's in trouble. It spreads the message… — Thomas Jones Copy Share Image
There are a lot of black men doing really well, taking care of their families, taking care of their wives, being successful, doing the… — Thomas Jones Copy Share Image
I feel like there's no such thing as failure. When something doesn't go the way I want it to, I learn from it, and… — Thomas Jones Copy Share Image
Everybody dismissed athletes as being purely physical, but when you retire, you go from such an intense brain time - study of defense, audibles,… — Thomas Jones Copy Share Image
As a football player, you're really an actor. I spent all Sunday getting into character. Sunday at 10 a.m., I have to be upset… — Thomas Jones Copy Share Image
I'm a gym rat, I have to admit. I live in the gym, and now that I don't have to get beat up for… — Thomas Jones Copy Share Image
My inspiration is my hometown. I feel that because I'm representing my very overlooked region of Virginia, I have to keep accomplishing my goals… — Thomas Jones Copy Share Image
