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
football anger frustration
I've learned that football sometimes was an outlet. It was a way for me to release anger, release frustration.
care i-dont-care dont-care
History has never seen Emmitt Smith. I don't care what has come before me. That's why they call it history you create new history.
cowboy yesterday issues
A lot of the issues of the Dallas Cowboys yesterday having pressure on Tony Romo, came from the outside pressure.
dream nfl vision
Vision gets the dreams started.
running football rushing
Emmitt Smith is in a position, in my opinion, where he should be the highest-paid running back in football. He's a guy who has gone out and led the league in rushing and been productive.
life-is easy life-is-easy
Marriage is not something that's easy, but nothing in life is easy.
nfl enigma
I'm an enigma, an unknown.
football games car
Some if it may seem hokey to some people, but if you traveled where I've traveled, done what I've done and seen the results that I've been getting, then you understand where I'm coming from. Playing in a football game is like being in 30-40 car accidents. You can find yourself in awkward positions. That stuff takes its toll. But if you take advantage of health care, balance your body back out, put it back where its supposed to be, you function better, and you recover faster.
football understanding transition
Your biggest fear is the transition from football to business. You feel inferior at the beginning. You don't have the knowledge to compete. But once you start focusing and understanding, then you start relating to things.
football team cowboy
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.
stripes leopards
You cannot change the stripes of a leopard.
leader
The leadership definitely have to come from the leaders.
perfect want records
If you want to stay perfect, you cannot go undefeated with a blemish on your record.
football believe school
School is not easy for kids and football wasn't easy for me... but if it's something you truly believe in, it's something you've got to fight for and be willing to do what you need to do make it work.