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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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* Ron Weasley has this problem in ''[[Harry Potter and |
* Ron Weasley has this problem in ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (novel)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''. He's a good Keeper when no one is looking, but he gets too nervous to play when people are watching him play. |
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* Happens to Petra in ''[[Ender's Game]]'', crippling her usefulness to Ender. This is not because of an inherent inability to deal with nerves, but because of the enormous weight of pressure and responsibility that Ender had placed on her. |
* Happens to Petra in ''[[Ender's Game]]'', crippling her usefulness to Ender. This is not because of an inherent inability to deal with nerves, but because of the enormous weight of pressure and responsibility that Ender had placed on her. |
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* The Great And Powerful Turtle in ''[[Wild Cards]]'' suffers from this when using his telekinetic powers. This gets in the way of his desire to be a superhero until he gets access to some military surplus battleship armour and a scrap Volkswagen Beetle. |
* The Great And Powerful Turtle in ''[[Wild Cards]]'' suffers from this when using his telekinetic powers. This gets in the way of his desire to be a superhero until he gets access to some military surplus battleship armour and a scrap Volkswagen Beetle. |
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