Emmitt Smith Quotes

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

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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.

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• I don’t have to get up in the morning and go beat up my body like I used to. I don’t have to be out there in August in 108 degree weather down in Texas.

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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 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 acknowledge him and he shall direct thy path.

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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 used to send Tony Romo texts throughout the season just to encourage him, just to wish him luck and just to tell him to get on his offensive line. I hated watching this young man get sacked as much as he did, especially when it came down to big games.

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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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Birth:	15th May, 1969
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Football Player

About

Emmitt James Smith, III was born in Pensacola, Florida, USA. He is an American former college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League for fifteen seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. He is the only running back to ever win a Super Bowl championship, the NFL Most Valuable Player award, the NFL rushing crown, and the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player award all in the same season. He is also one of only two non-kickers in NFL history to score more than 1,000 career points. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010.

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