NYT: Emmitt Smith and Me

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great article on Emmitt.. i have an incredible Emmitt story too, he blessed me beyond belief.. makes me incredibly sad and angry at that guy and his daughter for acting like that..
 

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EMMITTnROY;3271309 said:
great article on Emmitt.. i have an incredible Emmitt story too, he blessed me beyond belief.. makes me incredibly sad and angry at that guy and his daughter for acting like that..

care to share your story?
 

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xWraithx;3271323 said:
care to share your story?
a friend of mine somehow found Emmitt's home address.. a few weeks before my birthday, she sent him a letter telling him how he was my role model growing up and how much of a positive impact he had on me as a teenager.. she told him that his love for God and family helped influence me in a positive way during my teenage years and helped me become the man that i am today.. all these things are very true, as i had told all my friends of Emmitt's impact on me as a teenager growing up.. so the day before my birthday, i got a personal package from Emmitt Smith sent to my home.. i had no idea that my friend had sent him a letter, so naturally, i was completely shocked.. when i opened it up, there was an autographed picture of Emmitt with the words, "Happy Birthday, Brandon! Emmitt Smith".. even cooler, he included a personal note that told me that my friend had sent a letter to him and that he was touched by it.. he said that he was proud to call me a brother in Christ and he included a Bible verse that he said inspires him personally and that he was reminded of when he read my friend's letter about me.. he told me that he hopes i have a great birthday and wanted to send me the autographed picture as his birthday present to me.. incredible, right? :)
 

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EMMITTnROY;3271342 said:
a friend of mine somehow found Emmitt's home address.. a few weeks before my birthday, she sent him a letter telling him how he was my role model growing up and how much of a positive impact he had on me as a teenager.. she told him that his love for God and family helped influence me in a positive way during my teenage years and helped me become the man that i am today.. all these things are very true, as i had told all my friends of Emmitt's impact on me as a teenager growing up.. so the day before my birthday, i got a personal package from Emmitt Smith sent to my home.. i had no idea that my friend had sent him a letter, so naturally, i was completely shocked.. when i opened it up, there was an autographed picture of Emmitt with the words, "Happy Birthday, Brandon! Emmitt Smith".. even cooler, he included a personal note that told me that my friend had sent a letter to him and that he was touched by it.. he said that he was proud to call me a brother in Christ and he included a Bible verse that he said inspires him personally and that he was reminded of when he read my friend's letter about me.. he told me that he hopes i have a great birthday and wanted to send me the autographed picture as his birthday present to me.. incredible, right? :)

way cool
 

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He was and still is my favorite football player. I am definitely going to try to make that trip to Canton in August.
 

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xWraithx;3271345 said:
wow that's an amazing story man

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mldardy said:
He was and still is my favorite football player. I am definitely going to try to make that trip to Canton in August.
thanks guys.. yeah, it was just amazing to me.. i have both the picture and the letter framed together and proudly displayed in my living room.. it blew me away-- a lot of celebrities would've been ticked off that someone had found his home address and just chunked the letter.. but to do what he did was just incredible..

yep, he was, is, and always be my favorite football player.. i'm definitely going to make the trip to Canton in August as well..
 

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EMMITTnROY;3271365 said:
thanks guys.. yeah, it was just amazing to me.. i have both the picture and the letter framed together and proudly displayed in my living room.. it blew me away-- a lot of celebrities would've been ticked off that someone had found his home address and just chunked the letter.. but to do what he did was just incredible..

yep, he was, is, and always be my favorite football player.. i'm definitely going to make the trip to Canton in August as well..

very cool.:clap2:
 

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EMMITTnROY;3271342 said:
a friend of mine somehow found Emmitt's home address.. a few weeks before my birthday, she sent him a letter telling him how he was my role model growing up and how much of a positive impact he had on me as a teenager.. she told him that his love for God and family helped influence me in a positive way during my teenage years and helped me become the man that i am today.. all these things are very true, as i had told all my friends of Emmitt's impact on me as a teenager growing up.. so the day before my birthday, i got a personal package from Emmitt Smith sent to my home.. i had no idea that my friend had sent him a letter, so naturally, i was completely shocked.. when i opened it up, there was an autographed picture of Emmitt with the words, "Happy Birthday, Brandon! Emmitt Smith".. even cooler, he included a personal note that told me that my friend had sent a letter to him and that he was touched by it.. he said that he was proud to call me a brother in Christ and he included a Bible verse that he said inspires him personally and that he was reminded of when he read my friend's letter about me.. he told me that he hopes i have a great birthday and wanted to send me the autographed picture as his birthday present to me.. incredible, right? :)
Would you mind sending me a PM with the scripture he shared? It can't be posted and I really want to know.
 

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EMMITTnROY;3271342 said:
a friend of mine somehow found Emmitt's home address.. a few weeks before my birthday, she sent him a letter telling him how he was my role model growing up and how much of a positive impact he had on me as a teenager.. she told him that his love for God and family helped influence me in a positive way during my teenage years and helped me become the man that i am today.. all these things are very true, as i had told all my friends of Emmitt's impact on me as a teenager growing up.. so the day before my birthday, i got a personal package from Emmitt Smith sent to my home.. i had no idea that my friend had sent him a letter, so naturally, i was completely shocked.. when i opened it up, there was an autographed picture of Emmitt with the words, "Happy Birthday, Brandon! Emmitt Smith".. even cooler, he included a personal note that told me that my friend had sent a letter to him and that he was touched by it.. he said that he was proud to call me a brother in Christ and he included a Bible verse that he said inspires him personally and that he was reminded of when he read my friend's letter about me.. he told me that he hopes i have a great birthday and wanted to send me the autographed picture as his birthday present to me.. incredible, right? :)

you were blessed by a deity, Emmitt Smith.
 

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mldardy;3271352 said:
He was and still is my favorite football player. I am definitely going to try to make that trip to Canton in August.

What date is it in August again... I want to go and may be able to get out of hell week for it! :laugh1:
 

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Romo 2 Austin;3271387 said:
What date is it in August again... I want to go and may be able to get out of hell week for it! :laugh1:
The date has not been announced yet.
 

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EMMITTnROY;3271342 said:
a friend of mine somehow found Emmitt's home address.. a few weeks before my birthday, she sent him a letter telling him how he was my role model growing up and how much of a positive impact he had on me as a teenager.. she told him that his love for God and family helped influence me in a positive way during my teenage years and helped me become the man that i am today.. all these things are very true, as i had told all my friends of Emmitt's impact on me as a teenager growing up.. so the day before my birthday, i got a personal package from Emmitt Smith sent to my home.. i had no idea that my friend had sent him a letter, so naturally, i was completely shocked.. when i opened it up, there was an autographed picture of Emmitt with the words, "Happy Birthday, Brandon! Emmitt Smith".. even cooler, he included a personal note that told me that my friend had sent a letter to him and that he was touched by it.. he said that he was proud to call me a brother in Christ and he included a Bible verse that he said inspires him personally and that he was reminded of when he read my friend's letter about me.. he told me that he hopes i have a great birthday and wanted to send me the autographed picture as his birthday present to me.. incredible, right? :)

Such a nice moment...as you can see by my avatar, I too have had the pleasure of spending some time with him, this was the year he broke the record, so this is a part of my life I will never forget...
 

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Hostile;3271378 said:
Would you mind sending me a PM with the scripture he shared? It can't be posted and I really want to know.

OMG bible quotes cant be posted here?
 

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PullMyFinger;3271507 said:
OMG bible quotes cant be posted here?
People take it the wrong way. But I really want to know, which is why I asked for it to be a PM.
 
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