Emmitt Smith Praises Sergio Garcia on Fighting Through 'A Varsity' at Masters

After Sergio Garcia held steady to win the Masters in a thrilling finish over Justin Rose on Sunday, retired NFL running back Emmitt Smith offered congratulations:

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Yeah, the former Dallas Cowboys star meant "adversity."

The tweet grew legs due to its typo and drew some amusing responses:

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@EmmittSmith22 @TheSergioGarcia It is hard to choose properly from the menu your first time. pic.twitter.com/ydjZti9MJH

— Ryan Ballengee (@RyanBallengee) April 10, 2017"

Perhaps the 47-year-old was using a voice feature. Maybe it was auto-correct.

Regardless, Smith has to chalk this one up to technology.

Update: Monday, April 10 at 1:30 p.m. ET

Smith deleted his original tweet and posted another one, sans spelling errors:

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