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
half care complaining
Don't complain to others about your troubles. Half of them don't care and the other half are glad.
breathing long purpose
As long as you and I are still breathing, we have a purpose to serve
success dream believe
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.
accomplished has-beens
What I accomplished definitely wasn't achieved by myself. Without others, none of this would have been possible.
sports winning may
I may win and I may lose, but I will never be defeated
hard-work men work-harder
All men are created equal. Some work harder in preseason.
inspirational sports football
For me, winning isn't something that happens suddenly on the field when the whistle blows and the crowds roar. Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and every night that you dream.
add bodily concerning games harm head increasing ourselves schedule sixteen
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.
afford considered family florida military send university
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.
american-athlete tremendous
It's been a tremendous ride. My 15 years, my 15 minutes of fame, is up.
I have achieved everything that I ever wanted to accomplish in this game and more so, for me, I have been fulfilled.
bring field football personal side
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?