{"id":3064,"date":"2014-02-09T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2014-02-09T06:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=3064"},"modified":"2025-06-12T04:39:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T08:39:15","slug":"getting-emotionally-tough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/getting-emotionally-tough\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotional Toughness for Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Performance_Training_With_Dr_Gregg_Steinberg\"><\/span>Performance Training With Dr. Gregg Steinberg<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Article Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/getting-emotionally-tough\/#Performance_Training_With_Dr_Gregg_Steinberg\" >Performance Training With Dr. Gregg Steinberg<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/getting-emotionally-tough\/#Related_Sports_Psychology_Articles\" >Related Sports Psychology Articles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/getting-emotionally-tough\/#Sports_Psychology_Coaching_for_Athletes\" >Sports Psychology Coaching for Athletes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/getting-emotionally-tough\/#Or_Call_888-742-7225\" >Or Call: 888-742-7225<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>In this week&#8217;s <strong>sports psychology podcast<\/strong>, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn interviews Dr. Gregg Steinberg about his approach to mental coaching. This podcast is a special preview of one of 14 interviews with nationally recognized <strong>top sports psychologists<\/strong>. In this excerpt, Dr. Gregg Steinberg talks about his background in sports psychology. He also talks about his philosophy of &#8220;Getting Emotionally Tough&#8221;. He also talks about pressure for athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Gregg Steinberg is a motivational and inspirational speaker. He specializes in <strong>performance training<\/strong>. He is the author of a few best-selling books, including &#8220;Mental Rules for Golf&#8221; and &#8220;Full Throttle&#8221;. Dr. Steinberg was a commentator for the hit show &#8220;Dancing with the Stars&#8221;, and appeared for Fox News as their sport psychology commentator for the 2008 Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Play the audio podcast below (you can also download below):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3064-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/sportspsychology\/get_psyched138_steinberg.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/sportspsychology\/get_psyched138_steinberg.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/sportspsychology\/get_psyched138_steinberg.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>To listen to this full interview and many other with top sports<br>psychologist experts, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/\">online mental training website.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to this month&#8217;s sports psychology podcast to learn how to improve your performance in sports and other mental game barriers that limit your performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Listen to the full interview and many others at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/\">Peak Performance Sports Network<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/sportspsychology\/get_psyched138_steinberg.mp3\"><strong>Download the Sports Psychology Podcast #138<\/strong><\/a> (right click and \u201csave as\u201d to your computer)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Subscribe to <strong><a href=\"httpss:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sports-psychology-podcast\/id152566009?mt=2\">The Sports Psychology podcast via iTunes<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Download a free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/mental-toughness-report-athletes\/\"><strong>sports psychology and mental toughness report <\/strong><\/a>to improve your mental game!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Want Dr. Cohn to answer your mental game of sports question in his podcast? Submit your<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/contact-peak-performance-sports\/\">sports psychology question to Dr. Cohn<\/a><\/strong> at Peaksports.com.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-979ef383-5bc7-43ee-b8f9-249663ca1a6c\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Sports_Psychology_Articles\"><\/span>Related Sports Psychology Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-05642731-8752-4dbf-9c18-5cc4d276e821\" class=\"wp-block-list has-normal-font-size\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/mental-toughness-as-an-underdog\/\"><strong>Mental Toughness as an Underdog<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/mental-toughness-tips-for-athletes\/\"><strong>Mental Toughness Tips\u00a0for Athletes<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/the-importance-of-mental-toughness\/\"><strong>The Importance of Mental Toughness<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-5726d13f-f715-4ca4-8813-2f8a9ebd8bc3\">*Subscribe to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sports-psychology-podcast-by-peaksports-com\/id152566009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>on iTunes<br>*Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0ynyaalKxbnNmsoeL8gF5X?si=8224669de9b3435b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Sports Psychology Podcas<\/strong>t<\/a> on Spotify<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-281f5afb-980b-4c71-9aa0-11d606b5f7c9\"><strong>Download a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/mental-toughness-report-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free sports psychology report<\/a>&nbsp;to improve your mental game!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sports-psychology-coaching-for-athletes\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sports_Psychology_Coaching_for_Athletes\"><\/span>Sports Psychology Coaching for Athletes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/brochure-conferencing.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13276\" style=\"width:174px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/brochure-conferencing.png 200w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/brochure-conferencing-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For athletes who want faster results with their mental game. 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