, dissension has arisen in the details, as players criticize ( Tandon, 2020 ) how funds may be distributed and whether specific tennis players, or even tennis players as a population, should qualify as worthy recipients. Perhaps most interesting is the way that star player Roger Federer, in the twilight of his
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turbulence, where women are located in relationship to the center of power may have long-term repercussions. Thus, it is notable that, in the midst of the pandemic, male professional tennis players, most specifically, Roger Federer, supported by Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, and others, advocated for the merger
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that athletes are their own brand and have amassed significant influence in the community; it is important to understand whether activism efforts can still have detrimental effects. Prominent professional athletes, like LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Roger Federer, and Cristiano Ronaldo, have developed
The Effects of Sexualized and Violent Presentations of Women in Combat Sport
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image. The financial benefit to improve upon an athlete’s brand image has been shown to be quite substantial. In 2016, Forbes cited Roger Federer as the most valuable athlete brand with a brand value of $37 million per year ( Ozanian, 2016 ). The value of the athletes’ brand can also be beneficial to
The Wimbledon Championships, the All England Lawn Tennis Club, and “Invented Traditions”
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Implicit and Explicit Affective Evaluations of Athlete Brands: The Associative Evaluation–Emotional Appraisal–Intention Model of Athlete Endorsements
Yonghwan Chang, Yong Jae Ko, and Brad D. Carlson
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When Infamy Becomes Fame: The Positive Side of Negative Athlete Publicity
Yonghwan Chang
according to ESPN, 2017) were selected. These athletes were: Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James, Lionel Messi, Roger Federer, Phil Mickelson, Neymar, and Usain Bolt. The selected athletes were randomly matched with the six news briefings, and the remaining one athlete was used as a control. In order to test
