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Nowadays, sport is recognized as an important sector of economic activity and also one of the sectors with the fastest growth rate. Sport also has the unique ability to capture the attention of a worldwide audience. A professional athlete is a person who competes individually or as part of a team in organized sports and makes a living. The work of professional athletes is very demanding because that includes both physical and mental stress. Playing in front of thousands, even millions of people is one of the reasons professional athletes must be able to play under huge pressure.
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Ozdemir, Y.E., Kocaoglu, B. (2020). Sports in Professional Athletes. In: Krutsch, W., Mayr, H.O., Musahl, V., Della Villa, F., Tscholl, P.M., Jones, H. (eds) Injury and Health Risk Management in Sports. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-60752-7_5
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