In this study, seventy athletes, who compete at the national or international level, were asked to describe the thoughts that went through their minds in high-pressure situations, and in line with distraction theories of choking, high pressure, rather than leading to reinvestment, tended to lead to thoughts about such things as how poorly they are doing or on how they could have made a certain mistake. The study also asked the athletes to explain what they do to get back on track and, in line with Nicholls et al., they found that one common way in which these athletes would attempt to maintain
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