Emmitt Smith Quotes

When you are racing in an able-bodied competition, you're all equal and you go out there and try your best, and that's what counts.

It's about hard work and not gender.

Everyone is born equally capable but lacks equal opportunity.

I am a believer in people succeeding on merit.

Where we can compete on merit, we do very well.

We need to be united, and we all need to understand that we're all capable of achieving the American dream. And, but that has to be something that is self-realized. And also, to demonize someone for achieving the American dream is unfair.

The bottom line is that any business should be a meritocracy. The best and brightest. Period.

If you work hard in real life, people tend to get in your way - either from inertia or prejudice - and they stop you achieving things. It's the worst thing about real life compared with sports, where you generally get what you deserve: if you're the fastest guy, you win; there are no other games being played.

I truly don't know why the boys are getting all the votes - it could be because they are really amazing, and that's all there is to it. They're really, really good and every single boy deserves to be in the competition right now, and so do the two girls.

On the field, everyone is equal.

President Obama believes in a level playing field.

With sports, there's no entitlement on the field. It's about numbers. It's about results. It's about outcomes.

Equality of opportunity means the achievers must be allowed to achieve.

To realize democracy it is necessary to absolutely eliminate ... colour from all State and social policy, unless you would justify ... caste, wealth, rank, birth and education, as giving title to privileged treatment ...

In a country where there is no privileged class, genius and industry may attain the highest honors.

Monopoly and privilege must be destroyed, opportunity afforded, and competition encouraged. This is Liberty's work.

I think we have enough trouble finding community in this country, and sport does provide that. It is a mediocrisy, the greatest mediocrisy. If you're the best, it shows in sports. Nobody can say, 'Well, he's only there because of his connections,' or whatever. In that sense, I suppose it upholds democracy and the best in us.

If you're willing to work hard and play by the rules, you should be able to move up.

We are building a country where a person's prospects are determined by their own initiative and hard work and not by the color of their skin, place of birth, gender, language, or income of their parents.

We'll always focus on creating a society where people who work hard and want to get on in life are rewarded.

If your only opportunity is to be equal then it is not opportunity.

No matter who you are, no matter what your color, creed, how you choose to pray or who you choose to love, that if you are an American - first generation or fifth - one who is willing to work hard, play by the rules and apply your God-given talents - that you should be able to find a job that pays the bills.

All men will commence in their present rank and promotion will be open to all men alike, without any distinctions or qualifications, political or otherwise.

Everybody has equal opportunity, and I think that is true for everything.

The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.