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Dealing with Super Bowl XLIV Pressure

Sports psychologist Patrick Cohn discusses two types of athletes, and how to deal with pressure in the days before the big game. Christie Nicholson reports














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  1. 1. mo54 05:42 PM 2/5/10

    Im am so glad brett farve is not in the super bowl!!!! I cant believe he lost that game. That goes to show you that old men should not play football. He needs to let go of football and relax at home in him million dollar home. I am a bears fan all the way but I am going for the saints for the super bowl!!! The other team got it once before so the saints should win it and have a chance of fame.

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  2. 2. madzia007@sbcglobal.net 01:47 AM 2/24/10

    all the football players stress out before the games, and this can effect them during their games.Also over working out or over practicing this can strongly affect them and worry too much

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  3. 3. bmirza 08:18 PM 2/26/10

    Hey everyone make mistakes and stress out but and its just a game with winning and losing. One thing losing does is to give a chance of improving.

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