Justin Tucker Quotes

Justin Tucker

Profession : Football Player

Birth : November 21, 1989

It's an honor that anybody would even think to go and buy a Justin Tucker No. 9. That means the world.

Justin Tucker

People think we're hanging out at practice kicking a few balls. I'm physically swinging my leg and trying to explode through each kick, but I'm also really working on my mind. I'm trying to improve my ability to focus.

Justin Tucker

I'll have all of the thoughts, from anxiety and fear to confidence, excitement, exhilaration, joy, celebration with my teammates and my coaches. All of those feelings exist and they're important. They need to be acknowledged.

Justin Tucker

Anywhere where you're playing outside in December, on a grass surface, it adds a degree of difficulty.

Justin Tucker

I remember losing my first rec soccer game and being so mad and so upset. Most kids don't think about that when they're 3 or 4 years old. They're just out there enjoying oranges and Lunchables at halftime, but I was out there to win. I remember that stark contrast.

Justin Tucker

I think the best kickers think of themselves as football players who can kick.

Justin Tucker

If you don't want to be the kid to hit the walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth, you shouldn't be playing baseball. If you don't want that opportunity as a kicker, you shouldn't be kicking the ball.

Justin Tucker

What's important is finding a way to put the ball through the posts, regardless of the difficulty of the conditions that we're facing.

Justin Tucker

I've said this before, but accountability is key. And at the end of the day, my job is to make the kick, no matter what the circumstance.

Justin Tucker

The way that we operate, anytime we're putting points on the board, it's the most serious thing that we're doing.

Justin Tucker

Every single point is so valuable.

Justin Tucker

I think if you're always looking over your shoulder for the karma bug that's not good.

Justin Tucker

You never want to slip up and do something that will embarrass you or your family or your organization.

Justin Tucker

When you talk about what goes into a big play, to me, there's always an element of, 'You've got to be in the right place at the right time.' And beyond that, you have to have the right people involved in that moment.

Justin Tucker

Sam Koch, our holder and punter - in my opinion, in that order. He's the best in the business.

Justin Tucker

At the end of the day, we're just expected to go out and execute when called upon.

Justin Tucker

Anytime you're kicking in altitude, throwing the ball in altitude, when you are sending a ball through thinner air, the physics supports that it will just go farther.

Justin Tucker

Every piece of data that I can gather before we kick the ball off to start the game can certainly be helpful.

Justin Tucker

It is fun to just see the ball just get blasted off my foot and go 75 yards in the air.

Justin Tucker

I believe in working hard, living right and putting God and family first.

Justin Tucker