You always want to get at-bats. You always want to contribute.
“You always want to get at-bats. You always want to contribute.”
— Jim Thome · Contribute
The World Motivation
You always want to get at-bats. You always want to contribute.
“You always want to get at-bats. You always want to contribute.”
— Jim Thome · Contribute
You always want to get at-bats. You always want to contribute.
The strongest thing I put into my body is steak and eggs. I just eat. I'm not a supplement guy. Steroids are not even a thought.
There's an inner feeling you get when you get in a situation to do well in a game. It's hard to explain.
Charisma's good every night. Something special is always about to happen. You've got to believe it.
Every player that plays for any organization, having great fans on your side every night is a great thing.
It's just the risk that I take and the sacrifice that I make: Putting myself, my career, my family's peace of mind on the line just to do right by my fans. It ain't no gray area: You're either with that and willing to go out of your way to make people who contribute to your dreams coming true happy or you aren't.
We have started something called the Corporate Services Corps. Now, it was modeled after the Peace Corps from long ago, the 1960s. And the idea was in this modern day and age, how do you get IBM'ers around the world to be global citizens? You know, globally aware, contribute, understand how to work in that environment, but do it on scale.
Yes, it is always good to contribute, but the most important thing is where we finish on the points table. That is more important to me than how many runs I score.
When I get a script that has the opportunity to create discussion and inspire young girls, I don't want to say no to that... I just want to contribute.