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Ambassadors of the game: do famous athletes have special obligations to act virtuously?

Christopher C. Yorkea Zhejiang Academy of Culture and Tourism Development, Tourism College of Zhejiang, Hangzhou, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alfred Archerb Department of Philosophy, Tilburg University, Tilburg, NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9398-6427
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Pages 301-317 | Published online: 05 Jul 2020

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