# Professor Robert Salomon's research on the influence of reputation in sports is featured

1 Faculty News July 9, 2015 ![Psychology Today logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031090.jpg?itok=H_RURAAM)>

Excerpt from [Psychology Today](https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-sports-mind/201507/how-much-is-your-reputation-really-worth) -- "Researchers David Waguespack and [Robert Salomon](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/robert-salomon) examined whether 'reputationally-privileged' athletes (that is, athletes who had been successful in previous competitions, or those from countries with a track record of athletic excellence) were more likely to succeed at the Olympic Games than lesser-known athletes. What they found is fascinating, and has implications inside and out of the sports world."

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