Frank Thomas Quotes (41 Quotes)

It was a strange year. It happens to one team each year, where everything goes your way. It was a good team last year, but we had a lot of things go our way. We had so many one-run victories. In years before, we always lost those games, or we'd lose half those games.

It's a good moment, but not in the middle of a four-game losing streak. I missed a lot of baseball the last two years. Thank God I'm back playing.

I normally get no more than 35 at-bats during spring so I'm really on target as far as that goes. I've been playing for a long time, so stepping up from Triple-A to the big leagues is no big deal. It's all about focus.

I'd like to play every day, but that's not going to happen. Last week, at the end of spring training, (Macha) told me that I'd probably get a third day off here and there, but with Bobby (Crosby) hurt, and the Yankees in town, I wanted to be in the lineup.

We're finished talking. I mean, there's nothing else to talk about. Actual love lost I mean, basically there's not much love there over the last five years. So, you know, we're just moving forward.

People expected that. But I never expected that at all. I always thought it would be the best thing, because he knows me. He knows how to motivate me and keep me going. I never thought anything negative about the hiring. Everybody else did.

Idiot Selfish There's nothing there worth a response. ... It's childish. It's time to move on. It's all a bunch of noise to me. ... As far as love lost, there was not much love there, anyway.

Swish is a real good kid and he likes to have fun. He has a pleasant attitude and he's just a refreshing piece of energy. I tell him, 'Don't think, just react, and let your talent take over.

I'm going to play. I hope it'll be here. If not, you've got to do what you've got to do. If I'm not here, it will have been a great ride. But I'm going to do everything possible to come back here.

You know, it was a heated discussion. Lasted for a while. But, I think everything that needs to be said was said.

My mechanics felt strong, the ball was jumping off the bat. That was encouraging. ... I didn't feel any pain.

I'll finally get some real work in. It will be great to see live pitching for a change.

It's a special moment in time.

Chicago should really appreciate this and understand what this is all about. This is the pinnacle.

Volunteering gives balance to my retirement. You can only play golf and tennis so many hours in the day.

Hopefully, I'll get hot and make it hard for him to take me out.

This warm weather has been a godsend.

We're finished talking. There's nothing else to talk about. As for love lost, basically there was not much love there the last five years. We'll just move forward.

One of deciding factors in coming here was that I've always liked playing here. When you've had success someplace, it's nice to make it your home park. I think it will be a quick timetable to get home-field advantage here.

It was good to go back and forth, seeing a lot of pitches. After the second at-bat everything felt normal.

We talked. But they didn't think I could hold up on the field turf, that's really what it came down to. With an injury like this, it's not ideal playing on an artificial turf surface.

You know, I went through a very public divorce. He helped me out in a spot there, of course. But it was nothing loaned. It was more of my contract.

There are great young pitchers, guys who can go the distance. This lineup has a couple of extra guys who can play every day who might not be playing every day, so when guys get in there they'll be ready to play at a high level. There won't be guys out the

I'm not going to kill anyone with my speed, anyway. But if I can go first to third and score from second, that's the main thing.

The passion on this team is like I've never seen before in my 15 years here,

I totally forgot but that's a good sign. I could go a couple more days (in the minor league camp) and then not be afraid to do it. I'm not experiencing any pain, only a little soreness from running.

That would be a tremendous career achievement. If batter does that, he enters one of the elite groups of baseball.

Rich was lights-out until he hurt himself. We're all hoping he's OK.

It's a smaller fracture than the one he suffered last season, and it's over 3 inches from the original. I'm trying to do anything possible to stay away from the second surgery.

I'm not prone (to injuries) at all. I had an unfortunate injury and I was surgically repaired. I chose to come back maybe a month too soon. Now it's feeling a lot better. The point I'm at now is a little better than it was when I returned last year.

I was a little rusty. Wash had a little quicker tempo than I'm used to having. But we're ahead of the curve right now. The goal is still April 1.

He's never done anything that I haven't done on a baseball field. Maybe that's what the Sox wanted, just a big-left handed hitter. It wasn't a better hitter, I'm going to tell you that right now.

Fifteen years now. I think of all the great teams we've had, and if we'd had this pitching, you never know how many rings we'd have won. But I'm just happy to be around and be a part of this.

You don't need a special talent. You just need to be a good listener. It is so simple and can make a big difference in a child's life.

I saw a couple of pitches and slowed everything down and hit the ball hard. I was embarrassed my first time up, but the nice thing about baseball is you can turn it around the next time.

I don't feel behind compared to any time in my career. My first month is always slow until I start playing back-to-back games and stuff. Once I'm at 100 at-bats, everything will be clicking.

I relished the '58 game because I was voted in by my peers. I think that age will always go down as the greatest era in baseball history.

We're not going to worry about results. We'll worry about the approach.

It's always special to see that. It doesn't happen very often. I've been in the middle before but not on successive pitches.

Last year, I came back too early. This year, I'm following orders and taking it one day at a time. I want to be ready on April 3.

I felt good. My timing was a little off. But there wasn't any pain. That's the main thing. It was nice to see someone throwing at me and having to react.