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Emmitt Smith

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Emmitt Smith is the kind of thinker who lets the words do the talking — and they talk volumes. Emmitt Smith's observations on Trust are as sharp as their thoughts on Morning, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Our collection holds 10 quotes from Emmitt Smith, each offering a different angle on Trust, Morning, Mom, Knowledge, and Imagination. A favorite of many readers: "My mom said, 'Don't get married. You're too young. Go out there and experience what life has to offer.' And I did."

“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.”

— Emmitt Smith

Dreams

All Quotes by Emmitt Smith

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

— Emmitt Smith

Anger

“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.”

— Emmitt Smith

Amazing

“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.”

— Emmitt Smith

Morning

“My mom said, 'Don't get married. You're too young. Go out there and experience what life has to offer.' And I did.”

— Emmitt Smith

Mom

“Always, through my whole life, I've had a thirst for knowledge.”

— Emmitt Smith

Knowledge

“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.”

— Emmitt Smith

Trust

“I was going through a little bit of turbulence in my career. And so, it's 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.”

— Emmitt Smith

Funny

“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.”

— Emmitt Smith

Dreams