--- title: "1 Grew Boys Quotes By Frank Thomas" description: "1 Grew Boys quotes by Frank Thomas. Plus more from Frank Thomas and more Grew Boys sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c6/frank-thomas-22178_advocate_i-grew-up-in-the-boys-girls-club-that-s_259370.jpg" --- > [I grew up in the Boys & Girls Club. That's where I really started playing all sports, and that's why I'm a big advocate for the work they do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-thomas/i-grew-up-in-the-boys-girls-club-that-s-where-i-really-started/) [Frank Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-thomas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c6/frank-thomas-22178_advocate_i-grew-up-in-the-boys-girls-club-that-s_259370.jpg) ## More by Frank Thomas > [I think there is a lot of good in making the All-Star Team. People look at your career a little bit differently.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-thomas/i-think-there-is-a-lot-of-good-in-making-the-all-star-team-people/) [Frank Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-thomas/) > [I'm not cocky. But I'm very confident.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-thomas/i-m-not-cocky-but-i-m-very-confident/) [Frank Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-thomas/) > [I always took my workouts serious because I have a football background. I came from football, so when I got to baseball, I continued…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-thomas/i-always-took-my-workouts-serious-because-i-have-a-football/) [Frank Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-thomas/) > [I grew up in the Boys & Girls Club. That's where I really started playing all sports, and that's why I'm a big advocate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-thomas/i-grew-up-in-the-boys-girls-club-that-s-where-i-really-started/) [Frank Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-thomas/) > [Money doesn't motivate, but stats do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-thomas/money-doesn-t-motivate-but-stats-do/) [Frank Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-thomas/) > [I got snubbed about eight times for the Mid-Summer Classic, and I know what type of career I had, and I know that I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-thomas/i-got-snubbed-about-eight-times-for-the-mid-summer-classic-and-i-know/) [Frank Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-thomas/) > [I do feel I was overshadowed by some of those guys (who took steroids) . . . I had a diminished-skills clause written in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-thomas/i-do-feel-i-was-overshadowed-by-some-of-those-guys-who-took-steroids/) [Frank Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-thomas/) > [Observe Everything. Communicate Well. Draw, Draw, Draw.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-thomas/observe-everything-communicate-well-draw-draw-draw/) [Frank Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-thomas/) > [I always wanted to be the strongest man on the field. Most of the time, they said I was lifting too much but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-thomas/i-always-wanted-to-be-the-strongest-man-on-the-field-most-of-the-time/) [Frank Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-thomas/) > [A lot of guys are free swingers, but I'm up there looking for a specific pitch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-thomas/a-lot-of-guys-are-free-swingers-but-i-m-up-there-looking-for-a/) [Frank Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-thomas/) > [I always try to overachieve. I feel I have something to prove every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-thomas/i-always-try-to-overachieve-i-feel-i-have-something-to-prove-every-day/) [Frank Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-thomas/) > [The Big Hurt describes me perfectly-not as a person, but as a player. It's what I do to a baseball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-thomas/the-big-hurt-describes-me-perfectly-not-as-a-person-but-as-a-player/) [Frank Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-thomas/) > [A Home Run Derby is fun. It's just like taking batting practice, and you just want to go deep. Guys do it every day.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-thomas/a-home-run-derby-is-fun-it-s-just-like-taking-batting-practice-and/) [Frank Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-thomas/) > [At the Home Run Derby, you're expected to hit home runs. You're up there trying to hit home runs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-thomas/at-the-home-run-derby-you-re-expected-to-hit-home-runs-you-re-up/) [Frank Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-thomas/) > [I come from good stock. Both of my parents are big - my dad is a big guy; my mom is a big lady.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-thomas/i-come-from-good-stock-both-of-my-parents-are-big-my-dad-is-a-big-guy/) [Frank Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-thomas/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grew-boys/frank-thomas/#itemlist", "name": "1 Grew Boys Quotes By Frank Thomas", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I grew up in the Boys & Girls Club. 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