David Akers Quotations

(Of all my field goals), I'm proudest of that kick today. I can honestly say that.

I feel good about going into this weekend and being productive,

I can't say we haven't talked about that,'' Reid said,

I can't leave the team hanging, especially on kickoffs, ... I never want anyone to think I'm trying to wimp out.

I thought coming in to that first kickoff, 'Man, what a great week of recovery,' ... I guess it just made for a more dramatic ending to the game.

Really, (trainers) Rick Burkholder and Chris Peduzzi know more than I do,

People in the Tug Valley can identify because they've been through hellacious floods. People here are willing to help however they can.

I think Mark was just looking for the big ball too much.

I'm honestly proudest of this kick today. I can honestly say that.

I'm honestly most proud of that kick today.

That was one of the greatest sports moments of my life. It was too cold to enjoy it outside, though. I enjoyed it in the locker room afterwards.

You know it's going to hurt for only one second, and then the game can be over, ... I'm honestly most proud of this kick today. Today they needed me out there. It was a tight ball game. I needed to be able to be out there if at all possible. But honestly, that was more pain than anything.

You know it's going to hurt for one second and then the game is over. My whole leg hurts right now.

When you go out there, you know it's only going to hurt for 1 second, and then the game can be over.

When you go out there, you know it's going to hurt for only one second, and then the game is over, ... I said, 'Let's do it right now. Let's suck it up one time and kick it.'

Everything, ... If you're not confident, and you don't feel that you're going to win, and you don't feel that people have your back, then you're not successful, because you're always looking behind you to see that what you're doing is OK, instead of just trusting in yourself, trusting in the person next to you that everything is going to be OK.

They needed me out there, ... I was thinking, 'It's only going to hurt for a second, and the game can be over. I'm honestly most proud of this kick today.

They have a plan for me and I just do whatever they tell me to do. Kicking field goals today was part of the plan. We'll see what they have for me next.

This is the kick I'm most proud of,

They're going to have to tell me I can't play, ... And that will be a fight till the end.

It's a 100 percent shot, an explosive shot as opposed to a smooth, rhythmical timing of the leg. It's like hitting all out on a driver as opposed to putting a ball.

It's a learning process. This is my first full season in this place here and when southwest winds come out of there, it's brutal coming through that one opening.

It's tough. Somebody's going in and taking my position this week and I don't like that. I worked hard to get it and I don't want to lose it. It's not easy.

You talk about some destiny out here. We got guys out there with a lot of heart and they went all the way down to the wire to show it.

It's not going to be easy, but I think things were encouraging. It's better than what it was last Sunday, by far.

It's better than what it was last Sunday, by far.

It's better than what happened in the Raiders game,

It's not always pretty, but it's nice to get a win.

I'm going on what the doctors and trainers are saying, ... I think everything looks good right now. T-minus two days, right?

I just go by the tests that they have and certain timelines, as far as when to kick, ... I just go on what they want me to do.... You got to get strong. You got to get your flexibility. You got to do all these things before you can worry about kicking.

I hit some balls with the wind and I hit some into the wind, ... and I felt very encouraged by it.

If you want to write it that way, ... that would be helpful.

Honestly, it's not necessarily a value thing, ... It's an integrity thing on my part. I never want anybody thinking I'm trying to wimp out. If I can't go, it's because I physically cannot do it. If I'm out there, I'm giving you everything I have.

If I go out there, I'm going to give you everything I have,

I felt really, really good. I had a lot of pop on the ball,

I appreciate the chance just to be in the NFL, but market value also has to be considered. I hope to be here for a long time, but I also understand this is a business and if it doesn't work out that way, I'll have to do what's best for this corporation.

I asked God to let this pain go away for a minute, ... I kept swinging and saying, 'This is OK.'

You've got to have camaraderie, chemistry, in order to have performance that gives you victory.