Descriptive statistics of the two factors of the DPMQ are
presented in Table 1. At the time of the first questionnaire, the three groups showed differences in both variables. In the will to excel the soccer players had the highest score, followed by the volleyball elite players and the
club players. In will to compete, the elite volleyball players had the highest score, followed by the soccer players
and the volleyball club players. The scores tend to group
around the mean value, with little variability among them.