Younghoe Koo discusses his unlikely journey from Korea to NFL | Falcons in Focus Podcast
Publisher |
Atlanta Falcons
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
Sports
Publication Date |
Dec 15, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:31:01

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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