Emmitt Smith Quotes
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A lot of the issues of the Dallas Cowboys yesterday having pressure on Tony Romo, came from the outside pressure.
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In order to achieve great things in your life, you have to be consistent in what you are doing.
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I may win and I may lose, but I will never be defeated
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Don't worry about the game you just won or the team that we just blew out... or, um... blown... blowed out... Let's think about what we need to do going forward, and they had, uh... blown out.
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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 what they were doing.
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If you know anything about me, I've never been a trash-talker. That's not even part of my DNA.
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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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You cannot change the stripes of a leopard.
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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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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.
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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.
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There's always a chance. Somebody has got to want me, and if they don't want me, then what? I want to play. I want to do what I want to do.
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Emmitt Smith is someone that I have great respect for - as a player, a competitor and a person. His contributions to the organization and the NFL speak for themselves.
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I know how important it is to have your quarterback standing upright. Matter of fact, I know how important it is not to allow someone hit on him period because I want him to think that this pocket is completely safe, no one is going to get to me and I got all the time in the world to make whatever decisions I need to make.
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What we shared and what we were able to accomplish on the football field was something unbelievable.
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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.
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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.
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Charles Haley changed the way the Cowboys played football in the 90s. And the reason why I say that is because he was such a dominant force coming off the edge, where it took two and three to block him.
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Adrian Peterson is redefining the way teams defend the running ability.
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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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There's a lot of dancing in football. You can see Victor Cruz doing a little bit of a cha-cha or samba move in the end zone. You can see Terrell Owens getting his popcorn ready. You can see Ochocinco doing the Riverdance. But not so much when it comes to ballroom.
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As long as you and I are still breathing, we have a purpose to serve
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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.
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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.
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If you want to stay perfect, you cannot go undefeated with a blemish on your record.
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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 consistently at the top of whatever game he or she is in.
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All men are created equal. Some work harder in preseason.
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Do not compare yourself. Find out what God has placed in your ability.
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I'm an enigma, an unknown. You can't really figure out what I'm going to do next. I like it like that.
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Not only does he have the NFC East record for touchdowns, but also the team record.
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