Adam Vinatieri

“I know my body needs to have the proper nutrition so that I can keep kicking at a high level. The same goes with sleep.”

“I bleed blue, and it's Colts blue now.”

“When you get one blocked and another partially blocked, you've got to see if you're hitting them low or what.”

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

“Looking back on it, I'm extremely blessed to play on two very good teams, with great quarterbacks and owners.”

“You try and take every kick exactly the same, no matter if it's the beginning or the last minute.”

“I've played with some of the best that have ever played, obviously. I don't know if there is anybody that is a better technician than Peyton Manning. Tom Brady is another quarterback that I was fortunate enough to play with for a bunch of years.”

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

“Sometimes you have to work through some things, and the mental side of kicking is definitely there.”

“There's a brotherhood with the specialists. There's not many of them and we don't get any respect, so we have to show a little respect for each other. We have to help each other out if we have the opportunity.”

“I learned early that it's very important to approach every single kick you attempt, even those in practice, as if it were in a game.”

“It would be fun if I were 40 pounds heavier and a little bit faster to get in and play some linebacker.”

“As a football player, as a kid and as a professional athlete the moment of playing in the Super Bowl and winning a Super Bowl, that's what you play your whole career for.”

“I like my smart-aleck self.”

“Cleaning out your locker the first week of January is not a whole lot of fun and it always leaves a lousy taste in your mouth.”

“Kansas City might be the loudest stadium that I've played in.”

“Sometimes we all need a little time to decompress and think about stuff.”

“I really don't want to be a journeyman.”

“The only number I care about is the scoreboard.”

“I don't have any aspirations to play until I'm 50 years old.”