“Everybody dismissed athletes as being purely physical, but when you retire, you go from such an intense brain time - study of defense, audibles, hand signals, plays, adjustments - to a level of mental inactivity that's hard to comprehend. It's a big reason why I stay so active. Creating, evolving.” HardReasonPlayHandsBigsLevelsBrainStudyCreatingAthleteActiveDefenseIntenseEvolveReason WhyRetiringSignalsAdjustmentInactivity Author:Thomas Jones
“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.” YearsBigsMotherExpectationsStonesOvercomingTownsHardestGapsCoalHardest ThingVirginiaNineteenMiningSlimMinersCoal MinersCoal Mining Author:Thomas Jones
“No one had ever made it big from my town until I was able to make it to the NFL and now the big screen. The journey from my town to where I am now has taught me how to be resilient and fearless, and for that I will forever be grateful.” MadeBigsAbleForeverJourneyTaughtTownsGratefulScreensMade ItFearlessNflBe GratefulResilientBig Screen Author:Thomas Jones
