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
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.
honestly kick proudest
I'm honestly proudest of this kick today. I can honestly say that.
honestly kick proud
I'm honestly most proud of that kick today.
cold enjoy enjoyed greatest locker moments room sports
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.
appreciate best business chance hope market understand value work
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.
asked god kept pain swinging
I asked God to let this pain go away for a minute, ... I kept swinging and saying, 'This is OK.'
If I go out there, I'm going to give you everything I have,
felt pop
I felt really, really good. I had a lot of pop on the ball,
gives order performance
You've got to have camaraderie, chemistry, in order to have performance that gives you victory.