Justin Tucker

“It takes a level of technicality to kick a football, and the same is true of music. There is a composure that's required and a confidence that comes with preparation.”

“I listen to guys who can produce that big, room-filling sound, or vocalists I feel may fall into a similar voice classification with me.”

“This is why we play the game, is to be in big moments like this, to be in championship games, to be able to share these moments with all the people that have been on the journey.”

“Man, I love Detroit.”

“To even be in the conversation of having a kid named after me is wild. It's certainly something I don't take lightly. With that comes great responsibility.”

“Whenever we're fortunate enough to have a game-winning field goal opportunity - especially a walk-off - I get more nervous after the fact thinking about, 'Man, what if that didn't go the way we wanted it to go?'”

“I've been known to drop the occasional mix tape here and there back in my collegiate days.”

“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.”

“I think kickers get a bad rap for just chilling all week and then doing their thing on Sunday. Maybe that's other kickers, kickers that aren't good.”

“Going into college, I made a decision after about a year that I wanted to go to class and feel like I wasn't in school. So I started working towards getting myself into the music school. The University of Texas Butler School of Music is a very serious place of study. I had to train just to try out, just to have an audition.”

“If it's preseason, you just want to just do your job and make a play. At the exact same time, you want to be available and ready to go Week 1.”

“I really try to make it a point to take it one kick at a time.”

“When you're battling the elements or the field or an away stadium where it's loud, all of those things in some strange, serendipitous way make you lock in that much more acutely. It's an opportunity to show how good you feel you are.”

“In my rookie year during the Super Bowl, I think there we had four minutes and change left in the game and we went out there and knocked down a 38-yarder to put us up by at least a touchdown. That was probably one of the more nerve-racking, but one of the best kicks that we ever went out there and knocked down.”

“I guess the car is my music studio. I can get in two or three arias, including a little warmup, if I'm really feeling it.”

“I don't think the game needs to be changed unless there's a real safety concern.”

“Scoring is the most effective thing you can do in a game where points win.”

“I think I'm superstitious about calling things superstitious.”

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

“I know, without a doubt, how fortunate I am to do what I do, and I am very grateful for my opportunities.”