Please answer the following questions as honestly and accurately as you can, by inserting a number from 1 (not at all characteristic of me) to 9 (extremely characteristic of me) into the box next to each statement. There are 74 statements in total. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU FILL IN ALL BOXES.

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I feel most successful in sport when my friends cannot do as well as me

I feel sad right now

I feel that the effort I spend in my sport would be better spent doing other things

I find it easy to block out everything that is unrelated to my performance

I have a well-developed preparation routine

I imagine myself achieving my goals

I like mixing with other people

I feel energetic right now

If I have an embarrassing experience, then I think about it for a long time afterwards

If I want something badly enough, then I will do everything that I can to get it

On the whole, I am satisfied with myself

When competing, I find myself distracted by the sights and sounds around me

When I am close to competing, my mind is filled with thoughts of not doing well

When I compete, I have so many things on my mind that I become confused, and may overlook important information as a result

I can persevere at stressful tasks, even when they are physically tiring or painful

I feel uncertain right now

I am good at my sport

I become irritated very easily at small things

I do not normally work to my full capacity

I feel alert right now

I don’t care as much about my sport as I used to

I don’t pay much attention to criticism from other people

I feel most successful in sport when I learn a new skill by trying hard

I feel panicky right now

I feel that I have a number of good personal qualities

I have difficulty blocking out a single thought or idea

I feel nervous right now

I regularly get annoyed with my poor performance when competing

I usually stay in the background at parties and ‘get-togethers’

My nutrition is just right for maximising my performance

There are often so many options going around in my head that I cannot choose the best one

With so much going on around me during a match, I find it hard to keep my concentration for any length of time

I feel bad tempered right now

I don't feel that I can reach my goals for my sport

I constantly worry about my performance when I’m not competing

I cope well with physical pain

I feel lively right now

I feel most successful in sport when I win most often

I feel quite useless at times

I feel worried right now

I find it easy to develop appropriate strategies when competing

I get the amount of sleep that I need, on average

I like everything in my life to be well-organised

I feel bitter right now

I sometimes fail to see obvious opportunities when competing

I tend to know about everything that is going on around me when I’m competing

I would rather be at home in my bedroom than go to a party

I feel sleepy right now

I am able to do things as well as most other people

I feel unhappy right now

I am exhausted by the mental and physical demands of my sport

I cope well with unexpected deviations from my plans

I feel confused right now

I feel most successful in sport when I do my very best

I have a lot of support from family and friends

I know what I want in life

I'm good at keeping promises, especially the ones I make to myself

My muscles get tight when I compete, through being nervous

I feel tired right now

When making new friends, I am the one who makes the first move

I don’t perform as well as I can at important points in competition

I feel mixed-up right now

I feel comfortable with my achievements in my sport

I feel most successful in sport when a skill that I learn feels just right

I feel worn out right now

I have all the resources that I need to reach my sporting goals

I’m not achieving much in my sport

I'm just not the goal setting type

I feel downhearted right now

I’m accomplishing many worthwhile things in my sport

My reactions to things that I’ve done badly are often unhelpful to my subsequent performance

I feel annoyed right now