The Psychology of Choking

There's a difference in temperament between an individual sport athlete and one who is part of a team. It's very lonely to be Michael Phelps, he says. Even the best athletes will sometimes choke because their bodies betray them under pressure. Pressure has actual physical properties that we can learn about by studying it.

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