In sports, a choke is the failure of an athlete or an athletic team to win a game or tournament when the player or team had been strongly favored to win or had squandered a large lead in the late stages of the event. Someone who chokes may be known as a choker or, more derisively, as a choke artist. Choking in sport can be considered a form of analysis paralysis. The opposite of choking is to be clutch. A clutch player or team rises to the occasion under pressure rather than collapsing. Looking forward to my 1st ever game without an open frame. I choked, right on the 10th. Choking generally defines any average athletes from the elites or legends. Andriv Shevchenko choked, never recovered. I've work my entire life never to allow myself to belt under pressure >_>. It's really hard to always be in the position where one can simply re-compose or adjust him/herself to perform at the optimal level. Am I just over-relax or overreacting. ========= I wrote about hating to lose the