Famous Morten Andersen Quotes: Morten Andersen is a legendary football player known for precision, consistency, and long-term excellence. His words inspire discipline and perseverance. They encourage people to stay focused, practice consistently, and achieve success through dedication.
“I make goals that are motivational, that are specific, that are realistic.” — Morten Andersen
“I landed in Indianapolis on my 17th birthday. There to greet me was my new American family, the Bakers. I had barely blown out the candles on my birthday cake before the question came, ‘So, do you want to go watch a football game? We need a kicker.'” — Morten Andersen
“I get acupuncture a couple of times a week, and I get massage therapy. They’ll work the ankles, make sure they’re not locked up. There are so many bones in the foot, you need to make sure they’re all aligned.” — Morten Andersen
“Is the Pro Football Hall of Fame important to players to feel they belong? Of course it is. It’s the pinnacle but it doesn’t define me and I don’t lose sleep over it and I can’t control that anyway.” — Morten Andersen
“Football never defined me and it never will.” — Morten Andersen
“I was in maybe 10, 15 snaps a game and my job was to put points on the board.” — Morten Andersen
“I get extremely homesick.” — Morten Andersen
“I think Brady has found a way to completely transform his body, to maintain his body in elite shape. Supplementation, rest, hydration, diet, training, how he trains, how much he throws, how much he trains and throws in the offseason.” — Morten Andersen
“The defining moment of my life came… when I trotted onto the field wearing a purple jersey No. 46, shoulder pads meant for a linebacker and a helmet that could hold more than one large box of movie popcorn.” — Morten Andersen
“It’s always fun to pass the wisdom on to the next generation.” — Morten Andersen
“My English wasn’t that good at first, and I made mistakes, especially with the slang.” — Morten Andersen
“The safe bet would have been to say, ‘I’m just going to stay in Denmark,’ but I don’t think that was ever really in the DNA of our family to play the card that was always comfortable and safe.” — Morten Andersen
“Nobody is guaranteed tomorrow, but why not have goals that are cool and motivational?” — Morten Andersen
“Even the greatest of the great players have their records broken, and that’s part of the excitement, not only of football but of pro sports.” — Morten Andersen
“The two words that come to me when thinking of Mahomes: instinct and intuition. He has both in abundance.” — Morten Andersen
“Goals are like apples in a tree. Some are a little higher than others, so you just have to jump higher.” — Morten Andersen
“I believe my induction sends a clear message that the position of the specialist is important, relevant and undeniable. Hopefully more will find their way into the Hall of Fame.” — Morten Andersen
“The mental training and visualization I did, making practice more difficult than games, gave me an advantage on gameday.” — Morten Andersen
“I had a one-kick mentality. I had a saying: ‘when a kick leaves the foot it leaves the mind.’ Mind you, easier said than done.” — Morten Andersen
“I was born in the kingdom of Denmark, the birthplace of famous Danish fairytale writer, Hans Christian Andersen. His magical stories have traveled the world, and just like he did, inspired young and old alike. When I was young, I often imagined the faraway places he described.” — Morten Andersen
“I make sure to talk to my parents and brother once a week. I have to keep up my Danish. Phoning is easy, a quick fix.” — Morten Andersen
“With Harry Kane, if he wants to be legit on this then awesome, but you can’t tell me Harry Kane knows the intricacies of being an NFL kicker much like I don’t know about being a Premier League soccer player.” — Morten Andersen
“For the longest time, I thought ‘my bad’ was ‘my bag.’ I’d say, ‘My bag’ and no one would say anything.” — Morten Andersen
“I have a deep appreciation and respect for what I discovered here in the United States of America.” — Morten Andersen
“There’s a saying that I like. ‘There are one billion Chinese people who couldn’t care less about what I do.’ My little egocentric endeavors are insignificant. They certainly don’t change world events.” — Morten Andersen
“I’m not debating he doesn’t have skill, but I don’t think it’s fair to say that Harry Kane can just insert himself as a bona fide NFL kicker – there is more to it, he has to earn that just like we earned it.” — Morten Andersen
“I’m asked so many times if I’ll move back to Denmark when my career is over. I don’t know.” — Morten Andersen
“I have a deep love for the city of New Orleans and its football team.” — Morten Andersen
“The one, single most important thing that I’ve had throughout the years, throughout when it didn’t look good, was will.” — Morten Andersen
“The key, and you can talk without exception to anybody out there, former players, Pro Football Hall of Famers, gold jackets… What was the key to their success? Longevity. Staying healthy. Very simple.” — Morten Andersen
“I owe Bum Phillips a huge tip of the 10-gallon hat. He had patience with me when I started my NFL career in New Orleans. And he stuck with me until we got it right.” — Morten Andersen
“Just the high level of consistency over a quarter-century, that’s what I’m most proud of. And then being able to deliver big kicks when they counted, when the game was on the line.” — Morten Andersen
“The number of people who’ve been a part of my football life is staggering.” — Morten Andersen
“You’ve got to have a plan, have goals and have good people around you.” — Morten Andersen
“My story isn’t only about my love for the country of Denmark and its people, but also my deep appreciation and respect for what I discovered here in the United States of America.” — Morten Andersen
“I had no idea of the grandeur and vastness of the Himalayas. It is mindboggling. It makes you realize how small you are in the larger context.” — Morten Andersen
“The pressure associated with important kicks is a perceived notion, something created by the fans and media. As long as I’m relaxed and at peace, then pressure is nonexistent.” — Morten Andersen
“I’m trying to leave a legacy.” — Morten Andersen
“I’m trying to leave something that I can look back on with great satisfaction.” — Morten Andersen
“My mom and dad encouraged my brother and I to travel and broaden our horizons.” — Morten Andersen
“American football was not on the radar at all for me.” — Morten Andersen
“I truly have lived the American dream.” — Morten Andersen
“When people ask me how I lasted so long, I tell them it was determination. I never stopped working hard, because I knew kickers were expendable. They’ll slide your name out of that slot over your locker really fast and replace you if you don’t get the job done.” — Morten Andersen
“There is this notion that the kicker is only one or two missed kicks away from being fired and I don’t like that.” — Morten Andersen
“I want to know for sure that I left everything on the field.” — Morten Andersen
“High achievers sometimes are not the nicest people.” — Morten Andersen
“My brother Jakob is amazing and talented and we’ll always have a special bond.” — Morten Andersen
“I was a gymnast and I was a handball player.” — Morten Andersen
“Waiting to try a crucial kick sets something off inside of me. I’ll tell myself. My mother doesn’t care about this field goal, my father doesn’t care about this field goal, and my brother doesn’t care about this field goal. Five million Danes don’t care if I make this kick. Please. Let me go home.” — Morten Andersen
“I’m just very fortunate that Bum Phillips gave me a chance to stay around for a couple years.” — Morten Andersen
“I will always be a part of New Orleans and I will always be a Saint.” — Morten Andersen
“It was a great community and great vibe at Arrowhead.” — Morten Andersen
“I’m very fortunate.” — Morten Andersen
“I sympathize with any guy that misses because I know that it eats at your gut.” — Morten Andersen
“Change is sometimes very healthy for a player. My separation from the Saints to the Falcons was very quick and abrupt and distasteful in many ways. I do think that I moved on and focused with renewed vigor and passion for the game. I continued to play at a very high level.” — Morten Andersen
“I feel my career has been three entities – one with the Saints, one with the Falcons and a third sort of career with the Giants and the Chiefs.” — Morten Andersen
“I don’t spend a lot of time reflecting on my career. That’s not quality time for me.” — Morten Andersen
“I have great admiration of the spirit of the people of New Orleans. They love life and stay positive.” — Morten Andersen
“I was really involved with school and activities during my time at Ben Davis. I was at that place 12 hours a day, five days a week. It was the center of my life. It’s the place where I got my start in America, and the people in Indiana were so friendly.” — Morten Andersen
“If your ears and eyes are open to new possibilities and opportunities, they are right in front of you sometimes.” — Morten Andersen
“I’m a wine nerd.” — Morten Andersen
“It’s tougher, obviously, to kick in the wind and the rain.” — Morten Andersen
“The one single most important thing I’ve had throughout the years, when it didn’t look good, was will. Will to excel and will to do it for as long as I can, at the highest level.” — Morten Andersen
“Consistency, health and a desire to compete. To compete and excel at what I do. That and having good people around you – making my job easy. Great snappers, holders, great protections, great special teams coaches.” — Morten Andersen
“I had never played in front of 10,000 people in my life, coming from a little village in western Denmark. We might have 20 people watching a soccer game or maybe a hundred people watching a team handball game on the select team.” — Morten Andersen
“In Denmark it’s dark half the time so we don’t age as fast.” — Morten Andersen
“Let’s end the rhetoric that kickers are just a sideshow.” — Morten Andersen
“We have a Danish Christmas. On Christmas Eve we dance around the tree, hold hands, sing carols. There are real candles on the tree.” — Morten Andersen
“When the game’s on the line, I want to be out there, deciding it.” — Morten Andersen
“My most important thing was, How can I get better? Because next year there are going to be guys younger than me, cheaper than me and maybe close to being as good as I am, and they want my job.” — Morten Andersen
“You can defend the scheme, but you can’t defend the freelance ability of Mahomes. When you see stuff on film that’s not in any playbook, you have to go, ‘let’s keep him between the tackles if we can.’ It’s pick your poison.” — Morten Andersen
“I didn’t grow up with the pressure to perform.” — Morten Andersen
“You see it with soccer players, you see it with CEOs – people with positions of power – they retire and they’re miserable. They’re driving their families crazy because they no longer have this validation and adrenaline.” — Morten Andersen
“I do mental training throughout the week. I take myself through specific game situations so when they come up I’ve rehearsed them.” — Morten Andersen
“I love putting the exclamation point on a game.” — Morten Andersen
“I value the long snapper and holder.” — Morten Andersen
“For some reason the kicker position has the stigma of ‘we can go to the bar and get another guy.'” — Morten Andersen
“I had a really hard time for about a year and a half after football.” — Morten Andersen
“The kickoff is one of the single-most violent plays in football, to run at full speed for a head-on collision.” — Morten Andersen
“We can choose to study anything. We can choose to pay attention to anything, focus on anything. We might as well focus on something positive that we can learn from.” — Morten Andersen
“I would argue that, besides the quarterback position, kickers affect the outcome of games more than anyone.” — Morten Andersen
“I’m proud to be Danish.” — Morten Andersen
“I think understanding where you are as an athlete is important. Creating a baseline so that you know in what direction you are moving. You are either getting better or you’re getting worse. There is no status quo in the high-performance business.” — Morten Andersen
“Worked with a lot of great people, and I took great pride in my work and tried to bring it every day.” — Morten Andersen
“Besides the quarterback there’s more scrutiny on the kicker than any position, and it takes a special human being to thrive in that environment for a long period of time, because most of the time it’s a series of potential failures.” — Morten Andersen
“I don’t make goals that are ridiculous.” — Morten Andersen
“I would venture to say that every kicker out there has had probably at least one or two concussions.” — Morten Andersen
“It sounds geekish, I know, but to me, there’s nothing better than the sound of a solidly hit ball.” — Morten Andersen
“It’s tough to talk about individual records when you lose the football game.” — Morten Andersen
“Performance feedback is important.” — Morten Andersen
“I had very stubborn will, and it’s been a great ride and I can’t think of anything greater than going to Canton and being immortalized up there.” — Morten Andersen
“The challenge, every year, when March came around and the new offseason started, was to plug yourself into the routine and understand that it’s a marathon and that you have to really work hard in March, April, May, June, July and August to be ready for the regular season.” — Morten Andersen
“The goal of every athlete in the NFL is to make it to the Super Bowl.” — Morten Andersen
“You have to be ready at all times. You never know when the big kicks are going to come.” — Morten Andersen
“When you try a 50-yarder in Pittsburgh in December, it’s almost impossible. When you try a 50-yarder in a dome anytime, it’s a lock if you kick it straight.” — Morten Andersen
“Danish values are something that I have always adhered to throughout my career in the U.S., and I’m happy to see Better Collective is applying those same values to the betting industry.” — Morten Andersen
“There were many, many moving parts to my preparation. I think one of the reasons that I had a fair amount of success in some perceived high-pressure situations is because I was well-prepared.” — Morten Andersen
“I was drafted by the Saints in the fourth round in 1982. And I’m their leading scorer. I’m in their Ring of Honor.” — Morten Andersen
“I’ve had this burning desire to be in the big game.” — Morten Andersen
“I’ve never lost sight of the fact that I always wanted to be in a Super Bowl. I didn’t put any pressure on myself to get there.” — Morten Andersen