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
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.
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.
field goals honestly kick proudest
(Of all my field goals), I'm proudest of that kick today. I can honestly say that.
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.'
game honestly hurt kick needed proud
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.
field goals kicking plan today whatever
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.
kick proud
This is the kick I'm most proud of,
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.
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.
ball looking mark
I think Mark was just looking for the big ball too much.
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.
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.