Adam Vinatieri

Football player

1972-12-28

Adam Vinatieri is an American former NFL placekicker and one of the most decorated kickers in league history.

Quotes by Adam Vinatieri

I'm a South Dakota kid.
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Coming from a small South Dakota school, it was a different route to get to the NFL. I went from South Dakota State to the World League of American Football with the Amsterdam Admirals, and fortunately I did well enough there that the New England Patriots decided to sign me and give me a chance.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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There's a lot of fun things about this sport, but trying to hoist that trophy at the end is what we all play for.
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