Correct breathing is important for sports. At an altitude of more than 2000m above sea level, the air is thinner and the atmospheric pressure is lower. There is tendency for the body to grasp for air and the heart beat would go faster even for a simple activity like climbing a stair. This was what I had felt from trip to Li Jiang and Tiger Leaping Gorge.
However, once I am back on sea level, breathing seem to be easier as you can feel the higher concentration of oxygen. It is less strenuous to the body and the heart beat would be in a calm state. Exercising seem to be easier (perhaps it is psychological) when oxygen is in abundance.
It is common for competitive sportsmen to train in high altitude so that the same body can perform better in normal atmospheric pressure. Example of such sportsmen : Lewis Hamilton
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