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Supine and standing sympathovagal balance in athletes and controls.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8223523

Pre-competition imagery, self-efficacy and performance
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/026404102320219400?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dpubmed#.UwJpGRCwJcR

Playing with confidence: the relationship between imagery use and self-confidence and self-efficacy in youth soccer players.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18949659