Adam Vinatieri Quotes

Seventeen years is a long time to be playing this game. It's two careers for a lot of people.

I wasn't about one season, but career and longevity.

It just proves that I've been here for a long time and, I guess, have done the right things over the years.

I have one piece of advice for those of you who want to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award: Start early!

When I started out in 1960, I thought it might possibly last a couple of years. I never expected it to last 42. I take great satisfaction in that longevity.

It's really crazy to be 36 years old and to have been doing something for 25 years.

I'm fortunate in one way and I can take pride from the fact that I've consistently performed for 10 years, which is something that not many people can do. I've consistently stayed near the top for 10 years which is maybe something that is overlooked and taken for granted.

I keep showing decade after decade that I am a real performer.

To be still standing 20 years in this business is a great feeling, I can't even tell you.

I never expected to have such a long career, it's been 52 years.

I will try to make my career as long as possible. For me, it's not about money, so I just love playing the game.

I want to play years in this league.

I started 20 years without missing a race and ESPN started broadcasting on the air waves.

There's a point I set for myself, and it's an arbitrary point, when I think no matter happens, I'm going to finish that book. And that's when I get to page 100. I have to see it out.

I think it's a lot harder for the pros to have a long career in ice dance and in pairs. It seems the singles have a little bit of a longer career.

For 40 years, I put my body through a tremendous amount of work.

It's a great feat for me to have broken my world record.

I've been with the group since 1965. I will be beginning my fifth year on April ninth this year.

A minute's success pays the failure of years.

Once you've been doing anything for twenty-five years people start to notice you.

People always ask me how long somebody can last as long as I've been lasting and continue to keep doing it, so I figured that people didn't really know how to do that.

So I always figured I'd still be playing at this age.

I never knew that I'd still be doing this so many years later.

There's not too many guys that spend their whole career with one team and I think it's very fortunate and a blessing for me.

The challenge is maintaining your interest over a long career, as opposed to pushing hard with no longevity. I'm surprised that I've been able to dance as long as I have.