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> [Sixteen games, to me, is a long enough schedule for anybody. We're already concerning ourselves with head injuries and bodily harm to all of the professional athletes. Add to extra games to it, (and) you are just increasing those risks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmitt-smith/sixteen-games-to-me-is-a-long-enough-schedule-for-anybody-we-re/)

[Emmitt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmitt-smith/)

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> [My father is Emmit and my grandfather is Emmit, but I wanted something extra so I could separate my Emmitt from the rest of them. Even though on my birth certificate it has one T, I just added the extra…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmitt-smith/my-father-is-emmit-and-my-grandfather-is-emmit-but-i-wanted-something/)

[Emmitt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmitt-smith/)

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## Other authors on Extra

## More by Emmitt Smith

> [There's a lot of dancing in football. You can see Victor Cruz doing a little bit of a cha-cha or samba move in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmitt-smith/there-s-a-lot-of-dancing-in-football-you-can-see-victor-cruz-doing-a/)

[Emmitt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmitt-smith/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmitt-smith/vision-gets-the-dreams-started-dreaming-employs-your-god-given/)

[Emmitt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmitt-smith/)

> [As long as you and I are still breathing, we have a purpose to serve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmitt-smith/as-long-as-you-and-i-are-still-breathing-we-have-a-purpose-to-serve/)

[Emmitt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmitt-smith/)

> [Always, through my whole life, I've had a thirst for knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmitt-smith/always-through-my-whole-life-i-ve-had-a-thirst-for-knowledge/)

[Emmitt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmitt-smith/)

> [I've given everything I can possible to the game, on and off the field.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmitt-smith/i-ve-given-everything-i-can-possible-to-the-game-on-and-off-the-field/)

[Emmitt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmitt-smith/)

> [Emmitt Smith is someone that I have great respect for - as a player, a competitor and a person. His contributions to the organization…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmitt-smith/emmitt-smith-is-someone-that-i-have-great-respect-for-as-a-player-a/)

[Emmitt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmitt-smith/)

> [Sixteen games, to me, is a long enough schedule for anybody. We're already concerning ourselves with head injuries and bodily harm to all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmitt-smith/sixteen-games-to-me-is-a-long-enough-schedule-for-anybody-we-re/)

[Emmitt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmitt-smith/)

> [I enjoyed being a teammate of Deion Sanders. He brings different elements to the game that many people would not even realize, and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmitt-smith/i-enjoyed-being-a-teammate-of-deion-sanders-he-brings-different/)

[Emmitt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmitt-smith/)

> [I don't have to put on shoulder pads and run out there and let somebody hit on me a little bit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmitt-smith/i-don-t-have-to-put-on-shoulder-pads-and-run-out-there-and-let/)

[Emmitt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmitt-smith/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmitt-smith/i-don-t-have-to-get-up-in-the-morning-and-go-beat-up-my-body-like-i/)

[Emmitt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmitt-smith/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmitt-smith/history-has-never-seen-emmitt-smith-i-don-t-care-what-has-come-before/)

[Emmitt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmitt-smith/)

> [The leadership definitely have to come from the leaders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmitt-smith/the-leadership-definitely-have-to-come-from-the-leaders/)

[Emmitt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmitt-smith/)

> [I used to imagine what it would be like to do what Jim Brown was doing. I used to imagine what it would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmitt-smith/i-used-to-imagine-what-it-would-be-like-to-do-what-jim-brown-was/)

[Emmitt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmitt-smith/)

> [If you're not settled spiritually, things can be a little bit more chaotic than normal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmitt-smith/if-you-re-not-settled-spiritually-things-can-be-a-little-bit-more/)

[Emmitt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmitt-smith/)

> [I used to send Tony Romo texts throughout the season just to encourage him, just to wish him luck and just to tell him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmitt-smith/i-used-to-send-tony-romo-texts-throughout-the-season-just-to/)

[Emmitt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmitt-smith/)

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