Emmitt Smith On The NFL, ‘Dancing With The Stars’ And More

The Dr. Phil Podcast

Dr. Phil McGraw

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2019

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

When it comes to judging future success, most people get it wrong, one way or the other. There are simply too many variables. One of the hardest things to do on Earth is play in the National Football League. It is also one of the hardest places to predict individual success. Everyone in the league is superior in some way: speed, strength, agility, skill, instinct, passion. Separation between best and worst is often measured in split seconds or a couple of inches, or in a single moment of inspiration or hesitation. Think about what it takes to be the best ever in a world like the NFL, to somehow move beyond superior and live there. Emmitt Smith thought about it then went out and did it. But when he was coming out of high school a man considered to be an expert at judging young football talent said about him: “he is a lugger, not a runner. He’s not fast. He can’t get around the corner. When he falls flat on his face, remember where you heard it first.” The most important variable in becoming the best running back in the history of the NFL is being Emmitt Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	When I talked about dance with the stars as being a conversational piece, it's a nice
0:11.4	breaker.
0:12.4	You were the longest holdout by a rookie in franchise history.
0:16.9	That's fake news, Dr. Field, by the way.
0:18.5	Yeah, that's fake news.
0:19.5	Yeah, I'm gonna tell you why.
0:20.7	Because if you don't have a contract, I'm not holding out.
0:22.7	I'm just negotiating.
0:23.7	Here's where I think owners make mistakes at.
0:27.4	They mess with the chemistry of football team.
0:29.4	What kind of owner would you be?
0:31.0	That's a very good question.
0:34.3	You were just listening to my good friend, Emmett Smith.
0:38.8	You know Emmett Smith.
0:39.8	He's the NFL's all-time leading rusher, three-time Super Bowl champ for the Dallas Cowboys,
0:45.8	pro football Hall of Fame.
0:48.2	He's also winner of Dancing with the Stars.
0:51.2	Who would have ever thought that?
0:54.0	I want to tell you why I wanted to talk to Emmett for fill into blanks.
1:00.2	This man was a champion on the field.
1:03.2	He was a champion off the field while he was playing.
1:07.1	And he is such a champion since he hung up his helmet and got into the game of life full
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