Nothing should get in the way of an athlete playing their best.

Of course, professional athletes have been playing hurt for years.

More than 1,200 athletes from 25 countries attend and play a total of almost 500 games.

And that old athlete could only have played American football.

Professional athletes play in front of an audience and get paid for it.

But some athletes have played on successfully despite heart conditions.

The best athletes play and the coach determines playing time.

Most pro athletes played their sport in both high school and college.

Sooner or later, nearly all professional athletes play despite being in pain.

You see a lot of athletes just playing the game to put money in the bank.