Adds psychologist Wu Ching-chi, "The margin between victory and defeat is so close. The athlete conceives of himself as competing against his own limitations and the record. If he entertains the possibility of failure, then defeat becomes more likely."
「因為在這些場合，成功與失敗太直接，競爭的分野常在一分一秒、一毫一釐間，而且由除了和對手競爭，當事者也要跟自己的身體、紀錄競爭，是不容想像失敗的」，吳靜吉說。