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
field goals honestly kick proudest
(Of all my field goals), I'm proudest of that kick today. I can honestly say that.
kick proud
This is the kick I'm most proud of,
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.
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.
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,
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.
brutal coming full learning season winds
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.