{"id":2122,"date":"2011-09-04T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-04T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=2122"},"modified":"2025-06-17T07:43:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T11:43:14","slug":"confidence-vs-arrogance-an-interview-with-steve-siebold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/confidence-vs-arrogance-an-interview-with-steve-siebold\/","title":{"rendered":"Confidence vs Arrogance: An Interview with Steve Siebold"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/getpsychedicon.jpg\" alt=\"Sports Psychology Podcast\" class=\"wp-image-1412\" title=\"Sports Psychology Podcast\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In this week&#8217;s sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn interviews former tennis professional Steve Siebold on mental toughness secrets. 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