Adam Vinatieri

I know I'm going to shoot a leopard.

— Adam Vinatieri

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

— Adam Vinatieri

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

— Adam Vinatieri

I really don't want to be a journeyman.

— Adam Vinatieri

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

— Adam Vinatieri

Obviously we're all our own biggest critics.

— Adam Vinatieri

Living in Indy, you have to be a race fan.

— Adam Vinatieri

Indianapolis is home to me and my family.

— Adam Vinatieri

I don't think any of us are above the ability to change football from what it is.

— Adam Vinatieri

Selective amnesia is a good thing to have. So is good focus.

— Adam Vinatieri

Proof is the product that you put on the field.

— Adam Vinatieri

I think the most important asset to kicking is being mentally headstrong.

— Adam Vinatieri

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

— Adam Vinatieri

I think the thing is that kickers are getting better.

— Adam Vinatieri

I'm enjoying watching my kids grow and play sports. That's a ton of fun.

— Adam Vinatieri

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

— Adam Vinatieri

I mean, if I was going to leave New England, it wasn't going to be just for the sake of leaving.

— Adam Vinatieri

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

— Adam Vinatieri

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

— Adam Vinatieri

A lot of people can kick a ball a long way, but sometimes you get in a little funk and you work…

— 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

Will I still get a slice of pizza? Will I drink a beer or two? Absolutely. You still have to live, but…

— Adam Vinatieri

If you want to talk about potential risk, more guys get injured on a field goal than extra point.

— Adam Vinatieri

Making the playoffs is hard to come by, so if you can help contribute to your team's success it's always a successful…

— Adam Vinatieri

I first learned about kicking under pressure in 1996, my rookie year with the Patriots. I was signed as a free agent…

— 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.…

— 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…

— Adam Vinatieri

Coming from a small South Dakota school, it was a different route to get to the NFL. I went from South Dakota…

— Adam Vinatieri

The mental aspect of kicking is the difficult part. Physically, we still have to be in shape and perform on the field,…

— Adam Vinatieri

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…

— Adam Vinatieri

I would compare kicking to being a closer in baseball. This whole game gets played, or the cake is made in front…

— Adam Vinatieri

I suppose any person who's played somewhere for a certain amount of time and then has the opportunity to go back and…

— Adam Vinatieri

None of us should assume stuff.

— Adam Vinatieri

I'm a South Dakota kid.

— Adam Vinatieri

I know I'm going to shoot a buffalo.

— Adam Vinatieri

I like my smart-aleck self.

— Adam Vinatieri

Eleven wins is hard to come by.

— Adam Vinatieri

Every once in a while you do have a bad day.

— Adam Vinatieri

I'm always my worst critic.

— Adam Vinatieri

Obviously it's a statistics game.

— Adam Vinatieri