Professional athletes are entrenched members of the pop-culture elite. Like rock stars and actors, their faces have become so pervasive in advertising, news coverage and TV programming that viewers know them on a one-name basis: Beckham, Tiger, Gretzky. Their images are multimillion-dollar brands unto themselves, helping to sell everything from cars to mobile phones.
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