Emmitt Smith has been doubted his entire life. When he was an up and coming running back at the University of Florida they said he was too small to be a dominant running back. All Emmitt did was break 58 school records in three seasons, including a career rushing mark of 3,928 yards. So it should come as no surprise that this season Emmitt Smith broke the all time NFL rushing record, held by the late great Walter Payton. Breaking this mark took 12 seasons of being the most consistent running back in the NFL. He might not have been the fastest, the biggest, or the strongest but he is no doubt the best.
In the week leading up to the big game against Seattle, in which he would eventually break the record, the buzz around the Cowboys was this is the week he would break it. Emmitt knew that this would be his only chance to break the record at home. He needed 94 yards to break the record, which he had not reached once this season. Breaking the record at Texas stadium was very important to Emmitt because this is where he played his whole career. There was a ton of pressure on him to break the mark at home, but this never fazed him at all. The media presence at Irving, Texas was overwhelming even for such a seasoned veteran like Emmitt. Throughout all the hype and the attention, Emmitt stayed grounded and insisted he was preparing for this game just like he prepared for every other game throughout his exquisite career. Emmitt made sure that the focus of the team was not lost because he has always felt the team is more important than his personal accomplishments. This also created a tough spot for the Cowboys head coach Dave Campo. He had to find the right balance of pass and run to make sure they stayed competitive but also get Emmitt enough work to give him a realistic shot of breaking the record.
Finally, game day came at Texas stadium and it was a beautiful day. Most analysts that were covering the game said they felt a certain kind of aura in the air that today was going to be the day for Emmitt.
I also have a collectors coin of Emmitt Smith, mugs, caps, posters, and clothes. ... So I ended up settling on a picture of Emmitt Smith without the autograph. ... Then someone yelled out "look it's Emmitt Smith." ... Emmitt Smith, only about eighty feet in front of me, Oh My God!!! ... Looking up I saw him, finally there right in front of me, Emmitt Smith. ...
But, the one that comes to my mind is none other than the new record holder for the most career rushing yards in NFL History Emmitt Smith. As Emmitt was drafted in by the Dallas Cowboys, everyone said coming in that Emmitt was too small and too slow for the NFL. ... Tony Kornheiser of ESPN's Pardon the Interuption, once said of Smith, "He has got to be in everyone's top three! You can't break one of the NFL's biggest records and not be considered among the greatest of all time. ... (www.nfl.com) So, Emmitt Smith's stats rank above most anyone's that ever pl...
Emmitt Smith, a running back for the Dallas Cowboys, is a person who fits under being a person who has honor. ... This past year, Emmitt Smith became the all-time rushing leader in football history. ... Emmitt Smith rushed for every yard with the same team, the Dallas Cowboys, which is the most unique part of his record. ... In my own dictionary, looking up Emmitt Smith would easy as cutting a hot knife through butter. The definition of Emmitt Smith would be one word, honor. ...
Pierre's Breaking Smith's Quarter Horse there is irony throughout the novel. ... In Breaking Smith's Quarter Horse the main character, Smith, would from time to time says things in a sarcastic tone which is a form of verbal irony. ... Another moment of verbal irony is when Smith has a conversation with a native named Alexander about paying Ol" Antione for breaking Smith's quarter horse. ... While in the bar a scuffle breaks out between the bartender and a drunken customer. ... What happens in Breaking Smith's Quarter Horse can be reflected in each life in there own way...
Mark Twain: Was he a Racist? ... Mark Twain's early life seemed to be an ideal breeding ground for a racist. ... (Smith) Twain, determined to do something about it, decided to write a magazine article condemning the practice. This article begged compassionate missionaries to "leave China, come home, and convert these Christians"(Smith). ... (Smith) Even after all of these facts, each of us has a favorite image that springs to mind when we think of Mark Twain. ...
It was like any other friday, James Robert Smith woke up at 6:03 am. ... Her name was Mary Lee Smith, she was born on November 1st 1977 to Tom and Rebecca Smith. She had one older brother, James Robert Smith. ... There is a certain kind of emotion that runs through a person's body when they reach their breaking point. ... Like the story said earlier when you hit your breaking point the emotions that run through your mind are something you just can't control that is why it is called your breaking point. ...
The Life of Joseph Smith Joseph Smith was born December 23, 1805. ... (Richards 6) Many of Smith's followers to this day believe that this first visit of God and Jesus with Smith is the marvelous work and wonder in Isaiah 29:14. ... Joseph Smith was a man with an imagination. ... The Lies of Joseph Smith We could begin just about anywhere in Joseph Smith's life, and simply show that he was not a true servant of God. ... Joseph Smith's second vision is even more exciting. ...
What's most significant is that it's not another Christian denomination but a complex relation from which it emerged dominating religious society, breaking through the persecutions, from the nineteenth century until today. ... In April 1839, Joseph Smith came out of his six month's imprisonment for "breaking the law" with his plural marriage, having a sense of urgency about completing his mission of spreading his views and polygamy. In 1843, the Prophet Joseph Smith dictated a lengthy revelation on the doctrine of marriage for eternity. ... Joseph Smith knew that the i...
As a Scottish philosopher, Adam Smith sought to use reason to understand economics. ... Like Smith and the philosophs, Malthus applied a quantitative theory to his observations. ... For Adam Smith, the Industrial Revolution was a definite mark of social progress. ... Yet, Smith neglects the reality of the worker's condition in the factory. ... The Industrial Revolution is marked as a beneficial social event by Smith, and as the downfall of society according to Malthus. ...