In
sports, a "choke" is the failure of an
athlete or an athletic team to win a
game or
tournament when the player or team had been strongly favored to win or had squandered a large lead in the late stages of the event. Someone who chokes may be known as a "choker" or, more derisively, as a "choke artist". Choking in sport can be considered a form of
analysis paralysis.