Ep 89 - Embrace The Pressure with David Akers

What's Next with Eric Wood

Eric Wood

Sports

5 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2021

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

David Akers played 16 seasons as a kicker in the NFL. The 6x Pro Bowler, 6x All-Pro and Philadelphia Eagles all-time scoring leader once played his college ball at the University of Louisville, just like Eric. David is now a corporate speaker, and today on the show, gives great advice about being prepared when opportunity knocks and nuggets about the mental side of football. Topics include:

(1:50-8:40) - Growing up, how David started kicking

(8:40-15:06) - Time with Louisville Cardinals, lessons from Coach Howard Schnellenberger

(15:06-24:45) - Advice to rookies in the NFL, David's path to success

(24:45-30:24) - Everyone thinks they can be a kicker

(30:24-38:30) - The mental approach David took to be a kicker, pressure kicks

(38:30-47:15) - Financial issues, things to avoid transitioning out of the NFL

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0:00.0	Now, understanding this, I also put the pressure on myself that each and every kick was a potential game-winning kick, no matter when it was.
0:13.0	You have to want the game to come down, the team to stall out, and you to be the hero.
0:20.0	Because if you don't have that mentality,
0:21.6	you're never going to have success. Welcome to What's Next with Eric Wood, where we will
0:29.8	prepare you to make your what's next in life your best yet by learning from high performers
0:34.9	in a variety of industries. Our next guest is David Akers.
0:39.8	David's resume on the field speaks for itself.
0:42.3	He was a six-time pro bowler, six-time all-pro.
0:46.6	He is the Philadelphia Eagles' all-time leading scorer,
0:50.0	and he also holds the NFL season record for points scored by a kicker.
0:56.0	David is also a corporate speaker now,
0:58.6	which will be evident with the incredible amount of nuggets of knowledge
1:01.9	he will drop during this podcast.
1:04.0	Get out a pen and paper because you will learn lessons
1:06.8	on being prepared for opportunities when they come your way
1:10.7	in athletics and business,
1:12.5	how he approached the mental side of the game, and much, much more.
1:16.7	There are over 100,000 new podcasts being released each week, so it means a ton to me that you
1:22.1	spent your time tuning into this episode. Please rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast so we continue to make an
1:30.1	impact and please share this episode on your social media as well. Enjoy. David, welcome to the show,
1:37.9	brother. Thanks so much for having me here. Yeah, it's always nice to have a fellow Louisville
1:42.7	Cardinal in the house. So let's get rolling
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