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To Examine the relationship between self-esteem and sport achievement
among athletes, 157 participants as members of Tehran first group clubs, (81 F ootba llers, 76 wrestlers) were included randomly in this study. All 157 subjects
were asked to complete the Coopersmith Self-Esteem measurement. To measure
sport achievement, athletes' coaches were asked to rate the sport Achievement
Scale. The results revealed that there is a positive relation between self-esteem
and sport achievement, for both footballers and wrestlers. Footballers showed
higher self-esteem and sport achievement than wrestlers did.