{"id":543,"date":"2009-12-07T22:42:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-07T22:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=543"},"modified":"2024-02-14T10:34:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T15:34:44","slug":"get-inside-the-minds-of-top-athletes-mental-game-of-football-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/get-inside-the-minds-of-top-athletes-mental-game-of-football-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Inside the Minds of Athletes &#8211; Mental Game of Football"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Psychology_of_Football_With_Cortez_Hankton\"><\/span>The Psychology of Football With Cortez Hankton<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\/get-inside-the-minds-of-top-athletes-mental-game-of-football-interview\/#The_Psychology_of_Football_With_Cortez_Hankton\" >The Psychology of Football With Cortez Hankton<\/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\/get-inside-the-minds-of-top-athletes-mental-game-of-football-interview\/#Boost_Your_Self-Confidence_With_Mental_Game_Coaching\" >Boost Your Self-Confidence With Mental Game Coaching!<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/get-inside-the-minds-of-top-athletes-mental-game-of-football-interview\/#What_are_our_students_saying\" >What are our students saying?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sports Psychology expert<\/strong> Dr. Patrick Cohn at Peaksports Network interviews 7-year NFL veteran Cortez Hankton on the psychology of football. In this short Peaksports video, Dr. Cohn and Hankton discuss the advantages and disadvantages for fear of failure in his career. For more <strong>sports psychology<\/strong> interviews, videos, and articles, visit Peaksports&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Online Mental Training Program for more mental game interviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/MindsetForSports?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">subscribe to our YouTube channel <\/a>to be updated on all our latest videos!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v8PWn3XzkqA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/MindsetForSports?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Subscribe<\/a> to the Peaksports YouTube channel now to receive updates on our new content!<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to listen to to the entire interview with Cortez Hankton and 23 other information-packed interviews where coaches and athletes share mental game secrets? As a member of Peaksports Network, you&#8217;ll also access 16 interviews with mental coaches and over 30 confidence-building teleclasses given by Dr. Cohn himself! Become a Subscriber of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/\">Peaksports Network member today to boost your mental game and performance<\/a>!<\/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\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Boost_Your_Self-Confidence_With_Mental_Game_Coaching\"><\/span>Boost Your Self-Confidence With Mental Game Coaching!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Master mental game coach, Dr. Patrick Cohn, can help you or your athlete(s), ages 12 and up, overcome mental game issues with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sport-psychology-training-athletes\/\">personal coaching<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can work with Dr. Patrick Cohn himself in Orlando, Florida or via Skype, FaceTime, or telephone. Call us toll free at <strong>888-742-7225<\/strong> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/contact-peak-performance-sports\/\">contact us<\/a> for more information about the different coaching programs we offer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_our_students_saying\"><\/span>What are our students saying?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWOW!!! What a week I had. I was able to perform with a confidence that allowed my style to shine through\u2013no more entering the arena with that \u201cdeer in the headlights\u201d look or feeling. I stopped evaluating myself while I was performing, and I actually left the arena after my patterns feeling like I had experienced a lot of fun. Thank you so much.\u201d<br><\/em><strong>~Julia Dreyer, National Champion Equestrian<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Psychology of Football With Cortez Hankton Sports Psychology expert Dr. Patrick Cohn at Peaksports Network interviews 7-year NFL veteran Cortez Hankton on the psychology of football. In this short Peaksports video, Dr. Cohn and Hankton discuss the advantages and disadvantages for fear of failure in his career. 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