No one had ever made it big from my town until I was able to make it to the NFL and now… — Thomas Jones Able Copy Share Image
I had a great family. My father was in the Air Force, so we were always disciplined, goal oriented. — Thomas Jones Air 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… — Thomas Jones Book 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.… — Thomas Jones Aspect 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… — Thomas Jones Children 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… — Thomas Jones Black Copy Share Image
You know you no where near me so that line you can step back in — Thomas Jones Cocky 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,… — Thomas Jones Being successful 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… — Thomas Jones Accomplish Copy Share Image
Everybody dismissed athletes as being purely physical, but when you retire, you go from such an intense brain time - study of… — Thomas Jones Active 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… — Thomas Jones Actors 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… — Thomas Jones Beats 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… — Thomas Jones Believe Copy Share Image
The common perception is it only happens to people who aren't paying attention. — Thomas Jones Attention Copy Share Image
My father played in high school. My uncles played. From age five or six, I remember watching all the games. And I… — Thomas Jones Age Copy Share Image
You're whatever you think you are. People like to compartmentalize other people. I don't worry about what other people think. I'm not… — Thomas Jones People Copy Share Image
While I was in the NFL, I would eat five times a day. I only eat twice a day now, and I… — Thomas Jones Basketball Copy Share Image
Acting has helped me detox in football. Getting lost in a character and a scene, it's awesome. — Thomas Jones Acting Copy Share Image
The hardest thing I've had to overcome was being from my small coal-mining town of Big Stone Gap, Virginia. My mother was… — Thomas Jones Bigs Copy Share Image
