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

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.

What I accomplished definitely wasn't achieved by myself. Without others, none of this would have been possible.

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

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

As long as you and I are still breathing, we have a purpose to serve

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.