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Why Do Top Athletes Suddenly Develop “the Yips”—a Tendency to Choke under Pressure?

By Jürgen Beckmann — 2013

One suggested explanation is a neurological condition called focal dystonia that results in involuntary muscle contractions when performing a motor task and tends to affect a muscle group that is used frequently and repeatedly.

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5 Personal and Business Challenges that Strike Entrepreneurs

The life of an entrepreneur isn’t necessarily easy. As the pop-culture phrase has it: “The struggle is real.”

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Anna Johansson
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Body Image & Sports Involvement in College Students

Body image can be described as your personal evaluation of self and others, based on body weight, shape, size, and appearance. It is connected to self-esteem and self-worth.

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Libby Lyons
2018
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The Struggle Is Real: The Unrelenting Weight of Being a Black, Female Athlete

The cultural messages can be harsh, dehumanizing and constant

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Lonnae O’Neal
2018
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‘It Took 10 Years to Recover’: The Story of Scott Boswell and the Yips

What if you had the chance to realise a dream you had harboured since childhood and it went horribly wrong?

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Andy Bull
2013
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The “Do It All Myself” Mentality that’s Born from Trauma and Feeling Unworthy.

The “do it all myself” mentality is praised by society as a strong work ethic and tenacious independence. But it’s actually a habit born from trauma and feeling unworthy.

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Jennifer Bauer
2020
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