Emmitt Smith’s Memorable Quotes

Emmitt James Smith is a wonderful individual who is well-known for his occupation as a former football player. He spent fifteen seasons as a running back in the National Football League during the 1990s and 2000s. He also played football at the University of Florida.

Furthermore, as a first-round pick in the 1990 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals. He is now considered one of the greatest running backs in NFL history. Also included are 32 Emmitt Smith quotes.

“Vision is what ignites dreams.
Dreaming allows you to use your God-given imagination to enhance your goal.
Both are components of what I believe is absolutely required in the development of a champion, a winner, a person of high character who continuously performs at the top of whatever game he or she is in.”

“Winning, for me, isn’t something that happens on the field when the whistle sounds and the people cheer.
Winning is something that develops physically and mentally with each day of training and each night of dreaming.”

“Do not compare yourself to others.
Find out what God has given you the power to do.”

4th of 32 Quotes by Emmitt Smith

“We are all born naked into this world, but each of us has full potential.”

“Excellence is required.”

“I’ve always had a passion for education throughout my life.”

“I was hunting for answers and kept asking myself, ‘What am I doing?'”

“‘Don’t get married,’ my mother said.
You’re not old enough.
‘Get out there and see what life has to offer.’
And so I did.”

“My father and grandfather are both Emmit, but I wanted something additional to distinguish my Emmitt from the rest of them.”
Even though my birth certificate only has one T, I inserted an extra T for me.”

“If there’s one thing I can say about the Dallas Cowboys, it’s that they’ve always had talent surrounding them.”
They’ve been one of the most talented football teams in the league.”

“I’m a mystery, an unknown.
You can’t predict what I’m going to do next.
That’s how I like it.”

“I was going through some difficulties in my career.”
As a result, it’s amusing how turbulence causes you to grasp for something for security.
And so the only thing I knew was to believe in the Lord and not lean on your own heart, to acknowledge him in all thy ways, and he would lead thy path.”

13th of 32 Quotes by Emmitt Smith

“One of my career’s defining characteristics is consistency.”
You knew what you were going to get from E-Smith every game, every year, whether I was 22, 21, or 35.”

“In football, there’s a lot of dancing.”
In the end zone, Victor Cruz can be seen doing a cha-cha or samba routine.
Terrell Owens can be seen getting his popcorn ready.
Ochocinco can be seen performing the riverdance.
However, not so much in the ballroom.”

“It’s been an incredible ride.”
My 15 years, my 15 minutes of fame, have come to an end.”

“I’ve given everything I’ve got to the game, both on and off the field.”

“If you’re not spiritually grounded, things can be a little more chaotic than usual.”

“I’ve learnt that football can be an outlet.”
It was a means for me to express my rage and fury.”

“Sixteen games is a lengthy enough schedule for anyone, in my opinion.”
We’re already concerned about all of the elite athletes’ head injuries and bodily injury.
Add in more games, and you’re just multiplying the hazards.”

“I understand how critical it is to have your quarterback standing upright.
In fact, I know how vital it is not to let anyone to hit on him at all because I want him to believe that this pocket is entirely safe, that no one will ever get to me, and that I have all the time in the world to make whatever decisions I need to make.”

“Throughout the season, I used to text Tony Romo to encourage him, to wish him luck, and to tell him to get on his offensive line.”
I despised seeing this young man get fired as much as he did, especially in big games.”

“I used to fantasize about doing what Jim Brown was doing.
I used to fantasize about what it would be like to be Tony Dorsett.
I used to fantasize about what it would be like to be a Walter Payton.
I imagined Emmitt Smith doing the same thing they were.”

“I’ve been a Cowboys fan since I was a tiny kid.”
And my ambition of not just playing professionally, of becoming a professional athlete, but of playing for the team I’ve always wanted to play for, has finally come true.”

“I enjoyed working with Deion Sanders.
He brings different elements to the game that many people do not notice, and it is genuinely fascinating to watch and observe a superb talent like him prepare, train, and study the game.”

25th of 32 Quotes by Emmitt Smith

“I don’t have to put on shoulder pads and trot out there and let someone hit on me for a few minutes.”

“I don’t have to get out of bed in the morning and beat up my body like I used to.”
I don’t have to be out there in 108-degree weather in August in Texas.”

“I have accomplished everything I ever wanted to accomplish in this game, and more importantly, I have been fulfilled.”

“If I hadn’t received a scholarship to attend the University of Florida or any other school, I would have probably contemplated joining the military because my family couldn’t afford to send me to college.”

“If you know anything about me, you know I’m not a trash-talker.
That’s not even in my DNA.”

“As a former football player who has carried a football over 4,000 times, believe me, I did not enter ballroom dancing with my body at 100 percent, with no aches, injuries, or sicknesses.”
When you dance, you’re doing things your body isn’t used to, and you start aggravating old injuries.”

“In the 1990s, Charles Haley altered the way the Cowboys played football.
And I say that because he was such a dominant force coming off the edge, where two and three were required to block him.”

“Dreaming means’rehearsing’ what you see, replaying it in your mind until it becomes as real to you as your current existence.”

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