David Akers
David Akers
David Roy Akersis a former American football placekicker. He played college football at Louisville, and was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 1997...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth9 December 1974
CityLexington, KY
driver explosive hitting opposed percent putting shot timing
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.
field goals honestly kick proudest
(Of all my field goals), I'm proudest of that kick today. I can honestly say that.
ball game honestly hurt kick needed pain proud tight today
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.
game hurt hurts leg second
You know it's going to hurt for one second and then the game is over. My whole leg hurts right now.
game hurt
When you go out there, you know it's only going to hurt for 1 second, and then the game can be over.
game hurt kick suck time
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.'
nice
It's not always pretty, but it's nice to get a win.
doctors good looks
I'm going on what the doctors and trainers are saying, ... I think everything looks good right now. T-minus two days, right?
last
It's better than what it was last Sunday, by far.
happened raiders
It's better than what happened in the Raiders game,
behind instead looking next people trusting
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.
good weekend
I feel good about going into this weekend and being productive,
talked
I can't say we haven't talked about that,'' Reid said,
anyone leave team trying
I can't leave the team hanging, especially on kickoffs, ... I never want anyone to think I'm trying to wimp out.