Quotes from Adam Vinatieri

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

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

I had great grades. Why? Because I studied twice as long and twice as hard as everybody else.

I'm a South Dakota kid.

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.

I don't think past experiences guarantee anything and I don't think you can rest on your morals.

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

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.

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

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

Obviously it's a statistics game.

Every time you step on the field you have to reestablish and re-prove yourself.

You've got to trust your steps, trust your guys that are on the field with you, and when the ball is on the ground, you've got to do that every single time.

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.

None of us should assume stuff.

The only number I care about is the scoreboard.

Obviously we're all our own biggest critics.

I think every time you step on the field you have a certain amount of pressure on you to succeed.

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

The mental aspect of kicking is the difficult part. Physically, we still have to be in shape and perform on the field, but the thing that separates the ones who make it versus the ones who don't is definitely the mental side.

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

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

I feel that as long as I'm an asset and not a liability I'm still loving the game as much as I ever have.