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.

The leadership definitely have to come from the leaders.

Consistency is one of the hallmarks of my career. You knew what you were going to get out of E-Smith every game, every year, no matter if I was 22, 21 or 35 years old.

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.

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.

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 learned that football sometimes was an outlet. It was a way for me to release anger, release frustration.