Has little or nothing to do with anticipated results. It's not limited to sports or competition. You can choke on an assignment for work, choke in an attempt to seduce a crush of yours. Jordan missing a free throw. You can choke anywhere, anytime.
Choking is when you had control, and failed to execute.

What happens is you are suppose to be focused on what your eyes are viewing. But your weak mind chooses to worry about something negative whether real or not, past or future.

It's bigger than that

If you have a lot of something then you have "choke" things.

being up 3-0 in a best of 7 series and still losing. (see Yankees)

1. verb; in sports, to lose a relatively important game.

2. verb; the act of choking. See also: 2007 New England Patriots.

3. verb; the obstruction of the flow of air into the lungs.

Something the Mets do on a regular basis.

In hawaii it means a lot of something

Hole on a piece usually on a glass bowl... held then let go once u start sucking in smoke.