Adam Vinatieri Quotes

I just go out there and throw. That's what I've done my whole life.

Put yourself into every situation in training and against every style of bowling, and do that for hours and hours and hours. Then when you get to a match, it's almost instinctive the way you play because you've done it so often in training.

Anytime I'm on the field, I need to make every kick that's in front of me.

The more reps you get, the more you calm down and the less thinking you're doing. Then you just go out and play.

I don't usually get nervous on the pitch because playing football is what I've done all my life.

It took me a few years to realize that throwing harder wasn't always better.

When I'm out there, you just have to react. That's why you work on those throws. When you're in the moment, you can't think to yourself, 'How do I get this to go 47 yards and be 2 yards inside the sideline?'

I've been racing for my whole life, and I know what I need to do to be able to win.

If you serve well, your volleys are going to be so much easier. It has got to do with confidence, obviously.

I try and watch the ball closely. I've played the game for many years now, and I know my talent will take over if I just watch the ball and enjoy myself out there.

It gives me a lot of confidence to play with my feet, and I have to be focused for 90 minutes.

As a goalkeeper experience is a massive thing, and there is nothing better than playing games, which thankfully I managed to do at the Olympics.

If you have an open shot, and you're a shooter, and you've put hours and hours on the practice court shooting the ball, you shoot the ball in the game. It's just that simple.

Shooting is all about rhythm and confidence, and sometimes those are the last things that get there.

You can always get better throwing the football.

Games are often won or lost on the free-throw line. This isn't about slick moves or great skills. It's about practice, muscle memory, and being able to keep a cool head under pressure.

I think, when I was younger and I was on loan, I used to get nervous before games, but as you get older, you adapt to it, and it becomes second nature to walk out onto the pitch and perform.

It's always great to get more reps.

I have to make those tight-window throws, and trying to make those plays is the reason I have had success.

It doesn't matter if it's first-, second-, third-, fourth-, fifth-string snaps - any time you get a snap and get to go out there and practice, you build a database of information.

If I improve on the jump shot then I will be hard to guard.

That's what tournament football's all about. It's about finding your feet in the first game, finding what works, and gaining confidence.

I admire every kicker in the NFL. I know how hard it is to be successful on a week-in-week-out basis.

There's probably a lot of people wondering if I can play.

I get 0.5 seconds to react to a ball, sometimes even less than that. I can't be thinking of what XYZ has said about me. I need to surrender myself to my natural instincts. My subconscious mind knows exactly what to do. It is trained to react. At home, my family doesn't discuss media coverage.