Again, using Ray Lewis as an example, he is known to be one of the most passionate athletes of all time in all sports. His enjoyment of the sport was shown both on the field as a player, on the sidelines as a teammate, and on television as an analyst/spectator. The pleasure of inflicting pain through tackling was evident in his game, however, spectator Plaisir became evident on 17 November 2013 when he showed absolute disgust at a particular action that Sunday in which a game-changing defensive hit was deemed a penalty. This sparked quite a bit of media controversy as Lewis went so far as to say that he will pay half of the defenders' fine due to the blasphemous call made by the referee (Chase, 2013). This action clearly shows Lewis' personal love for the sport itself, even though he has always been a team oriented player, this action is highly recognizable by fans who have favorite players and become very emotional when something happens as if the action personally
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