A Link Between Anxiety And The Performance Of Athletes Is there a link between anxiety and the performance of athletes? Previous research in the field has suggested that the majority of the consultations conducted by sport psychologists be related to anxiety (Humara 1999). This is a large part of the athletes’ own mind-set. It is necessary for him or her to demonstrate the ability to deal with the pressure and anxiety that comes with the game. There in lays the problem, to the athlete it is not a game. From there stems the stress. Stress is a state that results from the demands that are placed on the individual that require that person to engage in