I think. They've been treated special since they were little kids, always told how great they were, how talented they are, and that they're better than all the rest. After awhile 90% of them actually believe it.
It always cracks me up when one guy will make a tackle, catch a ball, break up a pass etc. and they'll act like they're Superman. I can't help myself from yelling at the TV, "you caught a ball moron, you didn't find a cure for cancer". 
I guess most athletes at the top level of their sport act that way. To me it's totally ludicrous. To many sports fans, these guys are gods though. 
This isn't manifested in any other occupation that I can think of. Can you imagine an insurance salesman doing a victory dance in his office? Spiking his clipboard and doing backflips for writing a new policy for someone? The country would come to a standstill.
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