Quotes by Emmitt Smith

“For me, winning isnt 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.”

“Ive given everything I can possible to the game, on and off the field.”

“Its been a tremendous ride. My 15 years, my 15 minutes of fame, is up.”

“Im very confident Im one of the best to ever play the game, but once you talk about the greatest, how can you define greatest?”

“The Redskins are going to hate it. They better hate it because I dont care much for them.”

“But youre going to try to bring this personal side of it? This is what hes done off the field - what has that got to do with what hes done on the football field?”

“This is the Pro Football Hall of Fame, not the Life Hall of Fame.”

“But how special is it to be inducted into a Hall of Fame in a place like Texas, because Texas is as big as it gets.”

“This Hall of Fame came a whole lot quicker than the other one. No waiting period. That was a a nice award to get. Im very pleased with it.”

“What we shared and what we were able to accomplish on the football field was something unbelievable.”

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.

I dont have to get up in the morning and go beat up my body like I used to. I dont have to be out there in August in 108 degree weather down in Texas.

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.

Do not compare yourself. Find out what God has placed in your ability.

Always, through my whole life, Ive had a thirst for knowledge.

I was going through a little bit of turbulence in my career. And so, its funny how turbulence itself will make you hold onto something for security. And so the only thing I knew is trust in the Lord and lean not unto your own heart, in all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy path.

Ive learned that football sometimes was an outlet. It was a way for me to release anger, release frustration.