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Competitive anxiety could distract concentration and eventually could decrease achievement. It has been indicated that competitive anxiety is related to mental toughness or an ability to develop a positive attitude in handling pressure particularly a competition. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between mental toughness and competitive anxiety. This study recruited 118 volleyball athletes and their data subsequently was analysed through product moment correlation Pearson SPSS 21.0. The result revealed that there was a significant negative correlation between mental toughness and competitive anxiety behavior (r = -0,670 and p < 0,001). More able to positively perceive pressure and handling the situation, athletes would be less anxiety in facing the competition.