Quotes by Emmitt Smith

About Emmitt Smith:

Emmitt James Smith, III is an American former college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for fifteen seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. Smith played college football for the University of Florida, where he was a unanimous All-American. A first-round pick in the 1990 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals of the NFL, and is widely considered to be one of the greatest running backs in NFL history.
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I enjoyed being a teammate of Deion Sanders. He brings different elements to the game that many people would not even realize, and to watch and witness a superior talent like him and watch him prepare and train, and study the game is truly amazing.

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I've learned that football sometimes was an outlet. It was a way for me to release anger, release frustration.

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My mom said, 'Don't get married. You're too young. Go out there and experience what life has to offer.' And I did.

Emmitt Smith

If I didn't have a scholarship to go to the University of Florida or any school, I probably would have considered the military because my family could not afford to send me to college.

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Vision gets the dreams started. Dreaming employs your God-given imagination to reinforce the vision. Both are part of something I believe is absolutely necessary to building the life of a champion, a winner, a person of high character who is consiste...

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I was going through a little bit of turbulence in my career. And so, it's funny how turbulence itself will make you hold onto something for security. And so the only thing I knew is trust in the Lord and lean not unto your own heart, in all thy ways ...

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Do not compare yourself. Find out what God has placed in your ability.

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Always, through my whole life, I've had a thirst for knowledge.

Emmitt Smith

Dreaming means 'rehearsing' what you see, playing it over and over in your mind until it becomes as real to you as your life right now.

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It's been a tremendous ride. My 15 years, my 15 minutes of fame, is up.

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I've given everything I can possible to the game, on and off the field.

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For me, winning isn't something that happens suddenly on the field when the whistle blows and the crowds roar. Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and every night that you dream.

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If you're not settled spiritually, things can be a little bit more chaotic than normal.

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One thing I can say about the Dallas Cowboys: They have always had talent around them. They have been one of the most talented football teams in all of football.

Emmitt Smith

I used to imagine what it would be like to do what Jim Brown was doing. I used to imagine what it would be like to be like a Tony Dorsett. I used to imagine what it would be like to be like a Walter Payton. I was imagining Emmitt Smith doing exactly ...

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Sixteen games, to me, is a long enough schedule for anybody. We're already concerning ourselves with head injuries and bodily harm to all of the professional athletes. Add to extra games to it, (and) you are just increasing those risks.

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I have been a Cowboys fan since I was a little bitty boy. And my dream has finally become a reality, of not only just playing a professional, becoming a professional athlete, but playing for the team that I always wanted to play for.

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I don't have to put on shoulder pads and run out there and let somebody hit on me a little bit.

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I have achieved everything that I ever wanted to accomplish in this game and more so, for me, I have been fulfilled.

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My father is Emmit and my grandfather is Emmit, but I wanted something extra so I could separate my Emmitt from the rest of them. Even though on my birth certificate it has one T, I just added the extra T for me.

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Author Bio

  • NameEmmitt Smith
  • DescriptionAll-American college football player, professional football player, running back, Super Bowl champion, sports broadcaster, College Football Hall of Fame member
  • BornMay 15, 1969
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSportsperson; Gridiron Football Player