Always, through my whole life, I've had a thirst for knowledge.
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.
I'm very confident I'm one of the best to ever play the game, but once you talk about the greatest, how can you define greatest?'
I've given everything I can possible to the game, on and off the field.
It's been a tremendous ride. My 15 years, my 15 minutes of fame, is up.
In 1996, Emmitt Smith got a Bachelor’s degree in Public Recreation from the University of Florida. He went back to school during each NFL off-season.
Emmitt Smith has four children, including his step daughter.
Both Emmitt Smith's high school football team and college team have the same mascot, the Gators.
When Emmitt Smith was 22 years, he became the youngest player to lead the league in rushing.
Emmitt Smith played football at the Salvation Army as a young child.
Emmitt Smith was drafted by the Cowboys in the first round of the 1990 draft.
Emmitt Smith is the all-time NFL rushing yards leader with 18,355 yards and he is also the all-time NFL rushing touchdown leader with 164 touchdowns.
In 1990, Emmitt Smith was named Rookie of the Year.
In 2010, Emmitt Smith will be eligible for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Emmitt Smith is a member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
Emmith Smith's partner on Dancing With The Stars was Cheryl Burke.
The sum of his rushing yards, receiving yards (3,224) and fumble return yards(-15), gave him a total of 21,564 yards from the line of scrimmage, making him one of only four players in NFL history to pass the 21,000-combined yards mark.
He is 5'10" tall and weighs 216 lbs.
He attended Escambia High School in Pensacola, Florida and finished his career there with 8804 rushing yards and 106 touchdowns.
Smith played as a running back.
Emmitt Smith will forever be immortalized in Dallas and NFL history as a member of "the Triplets." Throughout most of the 90's he, Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin dominated the Cowboys offense and most games they played in.
On September 19, 2005 Emmitt, along with Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin, was inducted into the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor.
Emmitt holds 58 school records at the University of Florida. He earned the single game rushing record in his first start.
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