Joe Thomas Quotes

You don't lose because of one play.

I'm a big believer in 'pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start again.'

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

You can be knocked down, but it doesn't mean you're out.

My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.

It's not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left. Never give up and never give in.

You've got keep your head up, keep fighting, and do the best you can.

You've got to think life can give you some bad knocks; no matter how hard you're knocked, you've got to get up.

We can't get down on one loss or one bad defensive play. We gotta play through it.

It doesn't really matter who you're playing. You just have to keep going at them.

We need to show character whenever we concede a goal and try to make a comeback.

But I've never once thought that I wouldn't get back, as if you do think like that, then you're in trouble.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. Let your reason get you back up.

My message has always been about resilience.

If I fall, I fall. I'll rise up like anybody else.

Just because you're down to your last strike, you're not out yet. You can always do more. You'll always have more at-bats to take. That's true in baseball, in rescuing animals, and in life, generally.

For me to get through the toughest periods in my life, I had to look within to find the energy to do it. I don't give up. Never have. Never will.

When life knocks you down, keep getting up.

If I were dropped out of a plane into the ocean and told the nearest land was a thousand miles away, I'd still swim. And I'd despise the one who gave up.

Don't ever give up. You gotta keep trying, and never give up.

Anything is possible. I've got a few more miles in me. I'm not going to feel sorry for myself.

I said in my mind, 'keep fighting.'

It ain't over yet.