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Jim Thome

(1970) Baseball Player

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Jim Thome is a baseball player, best known for Cleveland Rocked.

Quick Facts About Jim Thome

Born: August 27, 1970
Profession: Baseball Player
Notable works: Cleveland Rocked

About Jim Thome

James Howard Thome is an American former professional baseball player—a first baseman, third baseman and designated hitter—who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 22 seasons (1991–2012). A prolific power hitter, Thome hit 612 home runs during his career—the eighth-most all time. He amassed a total of 2,328 hits and 1,699 runs batted in (RBIs). His career batting average was .276. He was a member of five All-Star teams and won a Silver Slugger Award in 1996.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Jim Thome

The passion is my favorite part of the city [Philadelphia]. You go from 'we love you' to 'we hate you' back to…

Cities

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

Brain

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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…

Couple

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

Bats

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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…

Boys

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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…

Believe

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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…

Advice

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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.…

Beats

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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…

Awards

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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…

Bigs

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

Every night

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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…

Body

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

Believe

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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…

Age

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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…

Ability

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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.

Failure

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You can't play forever.

Forever

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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.

Feelings

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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…

Chance

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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.…

Effort

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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…

Dad

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