Emmitt Smith Quotations

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.

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.

It's been a tremendous ride. My 15 years, my 15 minutes of fame, is up.

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

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 is someone that I have great respect for - as a player, a competitor and a person. His contributions to the organization and the NFL speak for themselves.

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

There's a lot of dancing in football. You can see Victor Cruz doing a little bit of cha-cha or sambra move in the end zone. You can see Terrell Owens getting his popcorn ready. You can see Ochocinco doing the river dance. But not so much in the ballroom.

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 love to play bid whist as much as I love football.