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
kick proud
This is the kick I'm most proud of,
fight till
They're going to have to tell me I can't play, ... And that will be a fight till the end.
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.
destiny guys heart talk wire
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.
certain far tests worry
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.
balls encouraged felt hit wind
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.
anybody cannot giving integrity physically thinking trying value
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.
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.'
coming dramatic ending great guess week
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.
chris rick
Really, (trainers) Rick Burkholder and Chris Peduzzi know more than I do,
help however identify people valley willing
People in the Tug Valley can identify because they've been through hellacious floods. People here are willing to help however they can.
ball looking mark
I think Mark was just looking for the big ball too much.