Emmitt Smith Quotes & Sayings

“I'm an enigma, an unknown. You can't really figure out what I'm going to do next. I like it like that.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Dreaming means 'rehearsing' what you see, playing it over and over in your mind until it becomes as real to you as your life right now.”

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

“Demand excellence.”

“We are all born naked into this world, but each of us is fully clothed in potential.”

“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.”

“I've learned that football sometimes was an outlet. It was a way for me to release anger, release frustration.”