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
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.'
honestly kick proud
I'm honestly most proud of that kick today.
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.
field goals honestly kick proudest
(Of all my field goals), I'm proudest of that kick today. I can honestly say that.
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.
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.
happened raiders
It's better than what happened in the Raiders game,
talked
I can't say we haven't talked about that,'' Reid said,
fight till
They're going to have to tell me I can't play, ... And that will be a fight till the end.
honestly kick proudest
I'm honestly proudest of this kick today. I can honestly say that.
felt pop
I felt really, really good. I had a lot of pop on the ball,
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.
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.
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.