A biography for Emmitt Smithhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm an enigma, an unknown. You can't really figure out what I'm going to do next. I like it like that.”
“I've learned that football sometimes was an outlet. It was a way for me to release anger, release frustration.”
“I enjoyed being a teammate of Deion Sanders. He brings different elements to the game that many people would not even realize, and to watch and witness a superior talent like him and watch him prepare and train, and study the game is truly amazing.”
“I don't have to put on shoulder pads and run out there and let somebody hit on me a little bit.”
“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.”
“My mom said, 'Don't get married. You're too young. Go out there and experience what life has to offer.' And I did.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I have achieved everything that I ever wanted to accomplish in this game and more so, for me, I have been fulfilled.”
“I've given everything I can possible to the game, on and off the field.”
“Always, through my whole life, I've had a thirst for knowledge.”