Your biggest fear is the transition from football to business. You feel inferior at the beginning. You don't have the knowledge to compete. But once you start focusing and understanding, then you start relating to things. Emmitt Smith More Quotes by Emmitt Smith More Quotes From Emmitt Smith 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. Emmitt Smith inspirationalfootballsports I may win and I may lose, but I will never be defeated Emmitt Smith competitionwinningsports All men are created equal. Some work harder in preseason. Emmitt Smith work-harderhard-workmen 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 dreamsuccessbelieve As long as you and I are still breathing, we have a purpose to serve Emmitt Smith breathingpurposelong Your attitude determines your aptitude! Emmitt Smith aptitudedetermineattitude In order to achieve great things in your life, you have to be consistent in what you are doing. Emmitt Smith consistentachieveorder 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. Emmitt Smith realdreammean Don't complain to others about your troubles. Half of them don't care and the other half are glad. Emmitt Smith carehalfcomplaining What I accomplished definitely wasn't achieved by myself. Without others, none of this would have been possible. Emmitt Smith accomplishedhas-beens We are all born naked into this world, but each of us is fully clothed in potential. Emmitt Smith american-footballnakedworld 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. Emmitt Smith imagineusedwould-be Do not compare yourself. Find out what God has placed in your ability. Emmitt Smith compareabilitynfl Football is a team sport, and there is no one individual who is bigger than the next person. Emmitt Smith teamfootballsports 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 acknowledge-himcareersheart If you're not settled spiritually, things can be a little bit more chaotic than normal. Emmitt Smith chaoticnormallittles If you know anything about me, I've never been a trash-talker. That's not even part of my DNA. Emmitt Smith talkerstrashdna I'm an enigma, an unknown. You can't really figure out what I'm going to do next. I like it like that. Emmitt Smith enigmanextfigures History has never seen Emmitt Smith. I don't care what has come before me. That's why they call it history you create new history. Emmitt Smith dont-carei-dont-carecare I've learned that football sometimes was an outlet. It was a way for me to release anger, release frustration. Emmitt Smith frustrationangerfootball
