Adam Vinatieri Quotes

Adam Vinatieri

Profession : Athlete

Birth : December 28, 1972

As kickers, it's all about being able to block out the crowd noise, being able to block out certain aspects of the game, and just do your job no matter what the circumstances are.

Adam Vinatieri

On teams that have won championships and got to the big game, there's a certain vibe and feel in that locker room. Everyone talks about how there's a brotherhood in that locker room, there's not a lot of dissent, there's not guys that go off on their own. It's a team atmosphere.

Adam Vinatieri

Super Bowl kicks, those are the most memorable moments.

Adam Vinatieri

I don't ever take an extended period off between minicamp and the start of training camp.

Adam Vinatieri

Coming from a small South Dakota school, it was a different route to get to the NFL. I went from South Dakota State to the World League of American Football with the Amsterdam Admirals, and fortunately I did well enough there that the New England Patriots decided to sign me and give me a chance.

Adam Vinatieri

I was at the crossroads of my life when I was 7 years old.

Adam Vinatieri

This is a hard enough sport when you're giving 100 percent. If you're giving anything less than that, it'll swallow you up.

Adam Vinatieri

I think you can develop your ability to be clutch, if that's the word that you will use, your ability to focus and to be able to block out all the external stuff.

Adam Vinatieri

I've kicked a lot of balls over the years.

Adam Vinatieri

Coach Parcells challenged me a lot in my rookie year, and not just in games. Almost every day in practice, he'd stand right beside me as he called for the field-goal team to take the field.

Adam Vinatieri

It's fun running out onto the field. It's much more fun playing in the playoffs.

Adam Vinatieri

I guess, for me, the ultimate goal is to help me team win games every time I step on the field.

Adam Vinatieri

I really don't want to be a journeyman.

Adam Vinatieri

One thing I always noticed out of Bill Parcells is that he always wanted a good class of blue-collar, hardworking guys that he felt like he could win games with that way... When the difficult times came about he knew who was going to perform.

Adam Vinatieri

In the end, the Super Bowl is just a football game. You try to take a couple of big, deep breaths and convince yourself it's just another game. You try to, anyway.

Adam Vinatieri

Yeah, at the end of the year you always sit back and you evaluate, and unless you have a perfect season with no misses there is always room for improvement.

Adam Vinatieri

I'm a Red Sox fan, but I still have a lot of respect for Mariano Rivera, who's the best closer of all-time.

Adam Vinatieri

I'd love to be on 'Man vs. Wild.'

Adam Vinatieri

Every kicker that's in this league has kicked a million or so balls. You just have that swing; you know what you have to do, and you go out there and do it.

Adam Vinatieri

I'm a South Dakota kid.

Adam Vinatieri