Emmitt Smith Quotes

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

A man is known by the silence he keeps.

Beyond remembering me as a good goalkeeper or a bad goalkeeper, I just hope that people remember me for being a good person.

No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.

To find a man's true character, play golf with him.

Honestly, I want to be known as a great ball player, but it's more important for me to be known as a good person. Like seriously, the greatest gift you have as a person is to give something to somebody else.

I want my lasting legacy to be that I was a good wrestler but a better person. I want people to remember me as a good dude. I think that's very important.

Wasim Akram is a splendid human being and a thorough gentleman.

The sort of man you will make of yourself, how you will be regarded by the world, whether people will admire and respect or despise you, whether you win the approval or the condemnation of your Maker - all this is in your own hands.

I refuse to be crude and selfish in any way.

I hope people remember me for the kind of person that I am, not because of what I do.

Right after the game, say as little as possible.

I've never been a mean person.

I could be a jerk and get a lot more publicity, but that's not who I am.

It's great if you're funny or if you can dance, but if you are kind and decent, it comes out your pores.

Every person has a different view of another person's image. That's all perception. The character of a man, the integrity, that's who you are.

Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.

The trouble when you die is that everyone says you were nice. I would like to be thought of as genuinely nice. I would like there to be people who can honestly say, 'Len! Oh yeah, there was more good than bad in him.'

I never want to hurt anyone on the ice. That's not the type of player I am.

When you're successful, there will be friends, people, VIPs rallying around you. When you're down and out, you're all alone. That's why it's important to be a good person. Because whether you're a successful cricketer or not can always change, but the respect you earn by being the person you are stays with you.

Never make negative comments or spread rumors about anyone. It depreciates their reputation and yours.

I'd like to be known for my character.

Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them.

I'm not a bad guy. People who know me know who I am.

I know that some people have different personas for the different things they do, and I'm not criticizing that - maybe it's a good thing - but I'm the same old person, so I take everything in stride.