Thomas Jones
Thomas Jones
Former NFL running back rushed for over 10,000 yards, drafted #7 overall in the 2000 draft by the Arizona Cardinals.
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth19 August 1978
mother coal-miners virginia
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 to none.
inspiration hometown
My inspiration is my hometown.
people perception attention
The common perception is it only happens to people who aren't paying attention.
children fall opportunity
Many do with opportunities as children do at the seashore; they fill their little hands with sand, and then let the grains fall through, one by one, till all are gone.
may barbecue comes-and-goes
Friends may come and go, but barbecues accumulate.
definitely win
You definitely can't win with turnovers in the playoffs.
file time
It will probably give us a little more time to file for extensions.
file time
It will probably give us a little more time to file for extensions.
I feel like there's no such thing as failure.
basketball play nfl
While I was in the NFL, I would eat five times a day. I only eat twice a day now, and I box and play basketball every day. I'm extremely happy with my body and mind.
dream book years
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 in my book of my life.