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You 2.0: Overcoming Stage Fright

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Golfing Brain Stops About Ten Minutes Ago

Sports shows us another domain of choking where the choke isn't over in just a moment. In your book, Choke, you tell the story of Jean van de Vell at the British Open in 1999. What happened to him, Cia? He got to that 18th hole, he was just ready to win. But he just crumbled. Not only did his shots start going awry, but you kind of felt like it was building on each other. It's just heartbreaking. His golfing brain stopped about ten minutes ago, I think.

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