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Rarely has any athlete relished his pursuit of history as much as Emmitt Smith. Unlike other contemporaries--Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds are exhibits 1 and 1A--Smith embraces the attention, courts the acclaim, understands the obligations generated by fame. It comes easily for him because he always has felt this is where he belongs, running with the greats.
From the time he was a rookie and told Cowboys teammate James Washington he wanted to become the league's career leading rusher, he has prepared himself for this moment, when he would leap past Walter Payton and carve out NFL eminence. He had convinced himself he was destined for pro football immortality and ...