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    The Brawn-Drain? Issues for the professional sports worker
    (Dunmore Press, 2004) Sayers, Janet; Edwards, Margot
    Professionalism is now the reality in many sports. For the professional sportsperson (most professional sports are male), there are several challenges and issues that make them a 'special' type of worker. We explore three of the challenges of the sports professional: the short-term nature of the career and its implications which includes living with injury and the fear of life after a sports career; second, the 'brawn drain'; and third, the celebrity status of athletes.