Emmitt Smith
Emmitt Smith
Emmitt James Smith IIIis a former college and professional American football running back who became the National Football League'sall-time leading rusher during his fifteen seasons in the league during the 1990s and 2000s...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth15 May 1969
CityPensacola, FL
CountryUnited States of America
bob days looked name roof saw side
I looked up to the roof and saw Bob Lilly on the right side and I looked up there, 'Wow!' and went all the way around the stadium. I said one of these days my name is going to be up there. Now it is.
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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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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I was actually looking for answers where I kept asking myself - what am I doing?
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The Redskins are going to hate it. They better hate it because I don't care much for them.
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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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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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It's been a tremendous ride. My 15 years, my 15 minutes of fame, is up.
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This is the Pro Football Hall of Fame, not the Life Hall of Fame.
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As a former football player who has carried a football more than 4,000 times, trust me, I did not go into ballroom dancing with my body being 100 percent, with no aches or pains or ailments coming with me. When you're dancing, you're doing stuff that your body's not used to, and so you start to aggravate those old injuries.
award came fame hall nice pleased quicker waiting
This Hall of Fame came a whole lot quicker than the other one. No waiting period. That was a a nice award to get. I'm very pleased with it.
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But how special is it to be inducted into a Hall of Fame in a place like Texas, because Texas is as big as it gets.
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But you're going to try to bring this personal side of it? This is what he's done off the field - what has that got to do with what he's done on the football field?