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Stereotypes Of Spectator Sports
Spectator sports are sports that are played by professionals or semi-professionals and are driven by revenue. They are sporting events that have an admission charge to attend, and they have a plot and stars in each sport. The participants in spectator sports gain not only money for playing, but they gain values and experiences that make the realize how lucky they are to be able to play.
The stereotype that athletes have is that they are arrogant and greedy. That may be true in some players, but in most cases the stars of each sport spend a lot of time working in their communities and local charities. A good example of this would be Lance Armstrong who through his charity, the Lance Armstrong Foundation, and the “Livestrong” campaign, has raised

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