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 QuestionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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