Table 2. Emotional states experienced before best, worst, and injured performance among 59 athletes.

Best performance

Injured Performance

Worst performance

Affect

Freq
%

Intensity
M

Affect

Freq
%

Intensity
M

Affect

Freq
%

Intensity
M

Motivated

63

8.3

Motivated

58

8.0

Nervous

37

6.8

Confident

59

7.1

Confident

49

6.9

Anxious

31

6.6

Determined

51

8.4

Aggressive

39

6.8

Determined

25

7.0

Anxious

51

5.7

Determined

37

7.9

Tense

24

5.8

Aggressive

49

6.5

Anxious

36

5.7

Calm

24

4.5

Energetic

46

8.3

Nervous

34

6.4

Excited

22

6.3

Nervous

44

5.8

Energetic

27

8.8

Annoyed

22

5.9

Freq = frequency.