Choking is suboptimal performance, not just poor performance. a performance that is inferior to what you can do and have done in the past and occurs when you feel pressure to get everything right," said Beilock, an associate professor in psychology. Some of the most spectacular and memorable moments of choking occur in sports when the whole world is watching. Many remember golfer Greg Norman's choke at the 1996 U.S. Masters. Norman had played brilliantly for the first three days of the tournament, taking a huge lead. But on the final day, his performance took a dive, and he ended the Masters five shots out of first place. Choking in such cases happens when the polished programs executed by the brains of accomplished athletes go awry. Any sport …show more content…
He made a 16 foot corner jumper with 15 seconds left on the clock and it beat the Hoyas giving North Carolina its first ever NCAA championship since 1957. He said if he did not make that shot he would not be the player he is today. Some other memorable shots or games that Jordan was known for was the “the shrug” “the shot” and “the flu game. I am going to tell you about all of these memorable Jordan moments and the significance of it. First i am going to talk to you about the “shrug game” it took place in the nba finals. Game 1 of the 1992 NBA Finals and the Chicago Bulls were taking on the Portland Trail Blazers. The series was being pitted as a rivalry between Clyde Drexler and Michael Jordan, with some reporters daring to suggest that perhaps Drexler had caught up to Jordan in the best-player-alive debate. Fueled by this, Michael Jordan went and dropped 39 points in the game, including six 3-pointers in the first half. Jordan wasn’t even a 3-point shooter, but it didn’t matter. He was hot, and he was letting them fly. It all culminated with Jordan hitting that triumphant sixth 3 of the half, andas the crowd lost its mind and his teammates cackled on the bench, Jordan turned and shrugged. Even he didn’t know what was going