Emmitt Smith : (4) " I know how important it is to have your quarterback standing upright. Matter of fact, I know how important it is not to allow someone hit on him period because I want him to think that this pocket is completely safe, no one is going to get to me and I got all the time in the world to make whatever decisions I need to make. " - Emmitt Smith " I was actually looking for answers where I kept asking myself – what am I doing? " - Emmitt Smith " I’ve learned that football sometimes was an outlet. It was a way for me to release anger, release frustration. " - Emmitt Smith " I’m an enigma, an unknown. You can’t really figure out what I’m going to do next. I like it like that. " - Emmitt Smith