Jacque Jones
Jacque Jones
Jacque Dewayne Jonesis a former Major League Baseball outfielder and current assistant hitting coach with the Washington Nationals under his former manager Dusty Baker...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth25 April 1975
enjoyed size
We were all concerned. We would tell him. But he enjoyed life. He enjoyed the size he was. That's who he was.
change decides enjoyed size unless until
We were all concerned. A man's going to be a man, a woman's going to be a woman. You can't change what they're going to do unless they want to change. He enjoyed life, enjoyed the size he was. ... You can't do anything about it until he decides to change. Hopefully, this will be a wakeup call.
came enjoyed game minute played
He was always happy-go-lucky, even when he came down with glaucoma. He enjoyed the game, every minute of it. That's why he played every game like it was his last.
enjoyed life puck size
Puck enjoyed life and enjoyed the size he was. That's who he was.
best came enjoyed game guy last meet minute people played sorry speeches tough
It's tough to meet a guy better than him. He was always happy-go-lucky, even when he came down with glaucoma. That was one of the best speeches I've ever heard. He told people don't feel sorry for him. He enjoyed the game, he enjoyed every minute of it. That's why he played every game as if it was his last because you never know when that day is going to come. That's the way he played.
beat blow dealt guys stop teams trying
Other teams aren't going to stop trying to beat us because these guys aren't playing. We got to try to soften some of the blow we have been dealt right now.
kidding
I thought he was kidding when he told me he was going to do it. It was surprising.
bounce hang team
That's the team I remember. You bounce back like that and don't hang your head.
battles exciting fighting solved
While it's exciting to be a present-day Thurgood Marshall, it is also disappointing that we are still fighting the same battles that should've been solved years ago.
ball couple dirt miss
Yeah, the whole at-bat I wanted him to get the ball up. He got a couple down in the dirt and I went after them. Then he got one up and I didn't miss it.
concerned
You know what, I don't even concentrate on it. We won. That's all I'm concerned about.
baseball learn whatever
You learn that that's just kind of the way it is. That's part of baseball. It's a part of any sport, actually. You just have to go out and play and whatever happens, happens.
blocking came draw passionate thick thin
Where I came from, they were passionate about baseball. We probably didn't draw as many (fans), but through thick and thin it was like 'Let's go. We can do it. We can do it. We know you can do it.' This is something I have to get used to and I'm blocking it out as much as I can. It is what it is.
reason
He's a big part of the reason I play this game.