Pressure bursts pipes Former NFL safety has advice for NASCAR championship drivers
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What do you think?The oddsmakers have as the slight favorite. What do you think? Ahead of the at Phoenix Raceway, former NFL safety and avid NASCAR enthusiast Bernard Pollard had a few words of wisdom for drivers to cope with the expectations they are under. Having experienced the football playoffs in all scenarios during his nine-year-long career, the 37-year-old described a sportsperson's mindset as a season draws to a close. He said: “The regular season is the regular season. When you get to that postseason, the practices are different, the meetings are different and obviously the atmosphere at the games is different because you understand if you lose it’s over.” My first qualifying lap. I thought I really did something until brought me back to earth My first qualifying lap. I thought I really did something until brought me back to earth The former Kansas City Chiefs player also elaborated on how minimizing mistakes during a high-intensity game can be the difference between victory and defeat. Taking examples from his career, he said: “I’m sure you’ve heard it said, pressure bursts pipes. Throughout the football season, there is tremendous pressure on athletes, coaches, the training staff. When you reach the playoffs, it’s that much more intensified. So, for the playoffs, it’s you understanding there are still 15-minute quarters, it’s still a 60-minute game. The errors I can’t make that I made in the regular season. It’s those errors. That’s the biggest thing. But you also got to remember the same pressures that are on you are on them. So, it’s about who can make less mistakes. Can’t be self-inflicted.” It remains to be seen which driver out of the four contenders can manage his expectations and pressure to perform this Sunday at Phoenix Raceway.
Pressure bursts pipes - Former NFL safety has advice for NASCAR championship drivers
Former NFL player Bernard Pollard and NASCAR officials talk in the flag-stand during the NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 20, 2021, in Lebanon, Tennessee. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images) The 2022 season is a few days away from crowning the ultimate winner this weekend. In a year that saw multiple storylines in the sport, the title decider in Avondale, Arizona, is building up to be a finale grand enough for a season that saw major excitement, as well as controversy, on the track. From the introduction of the new Next Gen NASCAR and its to drivers trying their hardest to make it into the Championship 4 with , each of the 4 contenders is bound to be under immense pressure this Sunday. The oddsmakers have as the slight favorite.What do you think?The oddsmakers have as the slight favorite. What do you think? Ahead of the at Phoenix Raceway, former NFL safety and avid NASCAR enthusiast Bernard Pollard had a few words of wisdom for drivers to cope with the expectations they are under. Having experienced the football playoffs in all scenarios during his nine-year-long career, the 37-year-old described a sportsperson's mindset as a season draws to a close. He said: “The regular season is the regular season. When you get to that postseason, the practices are different, the meetings are different and obviously the atmosphere at the games is different because you understand if you lose it’s over.” My first qualifying lap. I thought I really did something until brought me back to earth My first qualifying lap. I thought I really did something until brought me back to earth The former Kansas City Chiefs player also elaborated on how minimizing mistakes during a high-intensity game can be the difference between victory and defeat. Taking examples from his career, he said: “I’m sure you’ve heard it said, pressure bursts pipes. Throughout the football season, there is tremendous pressure on athletes, coaches, the training staff. When you reach the playoffs, it’s that much more intensified. So, for the playoffs, it’s you understanding there are still 15-minute quarters, it’s still a 60-minute game. The errors I can’t make that I made in the regular season. It’s those errors. That’s the biggest thing. But you also got to remember the same pressures that are on you are on them. So, it’s about who can make less mistakes. Can’t be self-inflicted.” It remains to be seen which driver out of the four contenders can manage his expectations and pressure to perform this Sunday at Phoenix Raceway.