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Conditional self-worth- concept that people, especially atheletes, values themselves differently under a certain condition. For athlete this could be whether they played well or not in there last game
Messner: your only as good as your last game


Suppression of empathy- concept that highly affects men. Men are encouraged to suprssed any form of sympathy for others because it shows weakness and vulnerability- not commonly held masculine traits.
This is shown in football and the NFL


The pain principle- concept that it is engrained in men to tolerate as much pain as possible and fight through it in order to be masculine and “tough.” This was displayed when Messner talked about how NFL players become legendary for their toughness, and recognized for their tolerance of pain.