What do you think about when you think of an athlete? I think of a person who is a hard dedicated worker and takes pride in his responsibility. One who would do nothing to lose his respect or his team's respect from fans. He follows rules made by his sports organization and everyday rules that apply to all of us. The athlete, I imagine, would be a good role model. He would be someone with good standards and morals, and someone a child could look up too. Is this possible today in the world of sports? Is there such a thing as a good and bad athlete? I certainly think there is.
I know of a few athletes who would be considered bad role models. In college sports players are not supposed to receive any kind of money what so ever. A coach can't buy a player a candy bar. An incident that has come up lately is one dealing with Peter Warrick. Peter Warrick is a great ball player. He may even be this year's Heisman trophy winner. Peter was out shopping when he decided to accept a great discount. He bought $200 dollars of merchandise for about $20. This is against NCAA regulation. He thought he would just stretch the rules a little bit and n
On the other hand there have been some great athletes. Players like Steve Young, Danny Wuerfel, Cal Ripken, Michael Jordan, and Mark McGuire. Steve Young played for the 49ers for over ten years. He has never caused any problems. He has always been a good player. He is also well known for his great playing ability. He has made commercials and also helps with disabled children hospital funds and so on. Danny Wuerfel was a quarterback at Florida University for four years. He broke basically every record at the school and many NCAA records. He also won the Heisman trophy. He never has caused an ounce of trouble. Cal Ripken is a professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles. He has had a very successful career as their shortstop. He played the most consecutive games ever. He has played well over one thousand. Cal Ripken has also been used in some advertising. One of the most well known athletes is Michael Jordan. It all started his rookie season when he got rookie of the year.He has won five NBA championships in the 90's and was also picked MVP many times in the NBA. He was a very successful basketball player. Jordan has tons of Nike endorsements consisting of sh
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