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> [You want to be recognized for being popular but you also want to be recognized for being great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-smith/you-want-to-be-recognized-for-being-popular-but-you-also-want-to-be/)

[Stephen A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-smith/)

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## More by Stephen A. Smith

> [You can criticize me. You can crucify me. You can love me. You can hate me. Just don't make the mistake of calling me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-smith/you-can-criticize-me-you-can-crucify-me-you-can-love-me-you-can-hate/)

[Stephen A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-smith/)

> [There's nothing about Tony Romo that deserves to be associated with America's Team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-smith/there-s-nothing-about-tony-romo-that-deserves-to-be-associated-with/)

[Stephen A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-smith/)

> [When I was at the 'Philadelphia Inquirer,' I was promoted nine times in my first 13 years. I ultimately went from general assignment to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-smith/when-i-was-at-the-philadelphia-inquirer-i-was-promoted-nine-times-in/)

[Stephen A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-smith/)

> [I was the youngest of six, with four older sisters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-smith/i-was-the-youngest-of-six-with-four-older-sisters/)

[Stephen A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-smith/)

> [I'm associated with Walt Disney, but dammit, everybody knows that I'm a bottom feeder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-smith/i-m-associated-with-walt-disney-but-dammit-everybody-knows-that-i-m-a/)

[Stephen A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-smith/)

> [No one on the planet Earth is going to be able to look at me on television and say that I'm a liar. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-smith/no-one-on-the-planet-earth-is-going-to-be-able-to-look-at-me-on/)

[Stephen A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-smith/)

> [I'm not just a black man, I'm a brotha. I love my people. When I'm on the air I am fully aware that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-smith/i-m-not-just-a-black-man-i-m-a-brotha-i-love-my-people-when-i-m-on/)

[Stephen A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-smith/)

> [Maybe, instead of putting our standards on other people, we should be very reticent, apprehensive, and deliberate and methodical in choosing whom we choose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-smith/maybe-instead-of-putting-our-standards-on-other-people-we-should-be/)

[Stephen A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-smith/)

> [Don't fake what you feel. I've never been about that. I never will be about that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-smith/don-t-fake-what-you-feel-i-ve-never-been-about-that-i-never-will-be/)

[Stephen A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-smith/)

> [There are many dimensions to Stephen A.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-smith/there-are-many-dimensions-to-stephen-a/)

[Stephen A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-smith/)

> [I know what I know, and what I don't know, I'm willing to admit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-smith/i-know-what-i-know-and-what-i-don-t-know-i-m-willing-to-admit/)

[Stephen A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-smith/)

> [If you are the president of the United States of America, you are 70 years of age, and you are tweeting - literally competing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-smith/if-you-are-the-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-you-are-70/)

[Stephen A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-smith/)

> [A season is not made in a week or two any more than a stellar game epitomizes greatness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-smith/a-season-is-not-made-in-a-week-or-two-any-more-than-a-stellar-game/)

[Stephen A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-smith/)

> [I don't consider myself just a black man. I consider myself a brotha. I love my people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-smith/i-don-t-consider-myself-just-a-black-man-i-consider-myself-a-brotha-i/)

[Stephen A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-a-smith/)

> [If you are in the world of business, that means you are in the business of making money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-a-smith/if-you-are-in-the-world-of-business-that-means-you-are-in-the/)

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