Younghoe Koo discusses his unlikely journey from Korea to NFL | Falcons in Focus Podcast
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Show Notes
Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo joins Scott and Tori for an in-depth conversation about his unlikely journey from South Korea to the U.S. from playing youth soccer to the NFL. Koo discusses working through a language barrier to fit into a new culture and how athletics eased that transition. He also talked about the nature of clutch performance and inspiring those by sharing a story detailed in the latest episode of Falcons in Focus.
00:00 - Intro
00:17 - Haircut of the franchise
02:15 - Inside High Pressure Moments
05:05 - Top Kicking Moments
07:15 - Learning from Coach Pat Sempier
10:15 - From Soccer to Football
11:43 - Moving to USA & finding friends through sports
15:52 - If you weren’t a kicker…
17:07 - Falcons Ping Pong Power rankings
18:39 - Motivation & challenge of NFL journey
24:29 - Inspiring others
26:02 - Specialists at practice
27:27 - Rapid Fire Questions
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