June 24, 2026

Real Game Season 1 Highlights: Pressure, Mindset, and the Stories Behind the Wins

Real Game Season 1 Highlights: Pressure, Mindset, and the Stories Behind the Wins
Real Game Season 1 Highlights: Pressure, Mindset, and the Stories Behind the Wins
Real Game With Cheyenne Woods
Real Game Season 1 Highlights: Pressure, Mindset, and the Stories Behind the Wins
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What do a Hall of Fame linebacker, a Yankees outfielder, and a WNBA All-Star have in common? This season, they all showed us the same thing — the real game is never just the game. Revisit Season one's most unforgettable moments.

We close season one of Real Game with a highlight episode reflecting on eight guests and the shared realities of chasing a dream: sacrifices, pressure, and the inner mindset required to compete. LPGA veteran Lindy Duncan reframes nerves as focus and proof you care; performance advisor Justin Sua shares a bedtime three-question system to build optimism and control; Golf Channel's Blair O’Neal discusses backlash for being different and capitalizing on opportunities; MLB’s Aaron Hicks describes the win-now expectations of the Yankees; WNBA champion Dearica Hamby shows success isn’t linear; LPGA’s Sandra Gal's secret to staying in the flow; and hall of famer Brian Urlacher's most humbling lesson as a dad.

EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 Season One Wrap Up01:20 Nerves vs Anxiety with Lindy Duncan03:03 Raising Optimistic Learners with Justin Su'a04:53 Handling Doubt and Backlash with Blair O'Neal06:39 Pressure of the Yankees with Aaron Hicks08:02 Success Isn’t Linear with Dearica Hamby10:06 Manifestation on the Course with Sandra Gal12:12 Coaching Your Own Kid with Brian Urlacher13:03 Season Takeaways

CREDITS:

Produced & Edited by Maribel Quezada Smith. Hosted by Cheyenne Woods.

00:00 - Season One Wrap Up

00:52 - Meet the Host

01:20 - Nerves vs Anxiety with Lindy Duncan

01:21 - Nerves Mean You Care

02:51 - Bedtime Mindset Training

03:03 - Raising Optimistic Learners with Justin Su'a

04:40 - Handling Backlash

04:53 - Handling Doubt and Backlash with Blair O'Neal

06:30 - Yankees Pressure Cooker

06:39 - Pressure of the Yankees with Aaron Hicks

07:49 - Success Is Not Linear

08:02 - Success Isn’t Linear with Dearica Hamby

08:44 - Pregnancy and Comeback

08:50 - Pregnancy and Pro Career with Dearica Hamby

09:51 - Manifesting on Course

10:06 - Manifestation on the Course with Sandra Gal

11:59 - Parenting an Athlete

12:12 - Coaching Your Own Kid ith Brian Urlacher

13:03 - Season Takeaways

13:44 - Thanks and Season Two

14:24 - Credits