Former Olympic athlete shares her emotional journey and challenges while competing in Taekwondo at the 2004 Athens Olympics, highlighting the pressure, loneliness, conflicting emotions, and exhilarating atmosphere of the experience. She is now the lead psychologist for the 2024 Australian Olympic team.
The siren has sounded. The scores are even. A footy player has one final chance to kick an easy goal to get his team into the finals.
He’s right in front of the goals. He lines up. Kicks. Misses. The pressure of such a moment was phenomenal, and the player choked under it.
So what happens in the brain during such intense periods? Why can some people remain calm while others can’t handle it?
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