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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.

Emmitt Smith

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Emmitt Smith
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: May 15
American Football Player
Football Player
Pensacola
Florida
Emmitt James Smith
III
Emmitt James Smith III
Somebody
Chance
Play
Always
Nfl

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Vision gets the dreams started.
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You cannot change the stripes of a leopard.
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I don't have to get up in the morning and go beat up my body like I used to. I don't have to be out there in August in 108 degree weather down in Texas.
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Don't complain to others about your troubles. Half of them don't care and the other half are glad.
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I'm an enigma, an unknown.
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Your attitude determines your aptitude!
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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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As long as you and I are still breathing, we have a purpose to serve
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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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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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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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The leadership definitely have to come from the leaders.
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If you want to stay perfect, you cannot go undefeated with a blemish on your record.
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Consistency is one of the hallmarks of my career. You knew what you were going to get out of E-Smith every game, every year, no matter if I was 22, 21 or 35 years old.
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