{"id":2133,"date":"2011-09-18T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-18T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=2133"},"modified":"2025-06-17T07:34:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T11:34:14","slug":"interview-with-john-haime-on-emotional-intelligence-in-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/interview-with-john-haime-on-emotional-intelligence-in-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with John Haime on Emotional Intelligence in Sports"},"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 John Haime, former world tournament professional golfer. 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