David Akers Quotations

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.

I'm going on what the doctors and trainers are saying, ... I think everything looks good right now. T-minus two days, right?

If you want to write it that way, ... that would be helpful.

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.

I hit some balls with the wind and I hit some into the wind, ... and I felt very encouraged by it.

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.

People in the Tug Valley can identify because they've been through hellacious floods. People here are willing to help however they can.

Really, (trainers) Rick Burkholder and Chris Peduzzi know more than I do,

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.

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.