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
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.
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.'
hard lose position taking week worked
It's tough. Somebody's going in and taking my position this week and I don't like that. I worked hard to get it and I don't want to lose it. It's not easy.
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.
nice
It's not always pretty, but it's nice to get a win.
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.
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.
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.
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.
gives order performance
You've got to have camaraderie, chemistry, in order to have performance that gives you victory.
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.
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 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.'