For years now bright minds have done their best to try and measure how “clutch” certain athletes are. The word clutch, defined roughly as the ability to come through when the pressure is highest, generally follows the greatest names in sports. Tom Brady, Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods all came through in the clutch when the stakes were the highest and the pressure was the most intense. As noted people have done their best to understand exactly what goes into this.
A few years ago I remember Sports Science (the television program on ESPN) doing studies to try and figure out what skills and attributes helped in this regard.