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Ever since the ancient years, we have admired athletes and the hard work that they do to achieve their goal of winning. We idolize them and wish we were more like them. What happens though when the realization sinks in that they are human too and that some of them do get greedy and selfish? A lot of athletes are model citizens that you should really look up to, but there are also some bad apples in the bunch that ruin it for everyone. Athletes can inspire young people to work hard so that their efforts can pay off, but no one is pure and flawless. Greed does take a hold of some players, but they shouldn't be the ones we devote all of our attention to. We should look at the positive things that people do. The media does not go around reporting all of the good things that these people do, just the bad things and their mistakes. They are only human just like the rest of us. Are these people safe for our children to idolize to look up to? I think that the answer is YES!If you were watching the news, would you really want to hear about all of the charities that an athlete has donated money to? It would be interesting at first, but you would get tired of it afterwards. That is why the media never covers anything like this. We all kn
Michael Jordan has started a foundation that donates money for research to help physically challenged children. He has been running up the tabs at Atlantic City casinos, but who hasn't gambled? We are not perfect. Michael may gamble, but he does his share of helping and works hard for what he has acquired. Gambling is no crime, so then he is not showing us a negative thing. If parents disapprove of him gambling, then they should outlaw it because he is not doing anything wrong. Michael, and other athletes as well, is aware that he is constantly being watched by millions and tries to act accordingly. One person that honestly thinks that ball players do serve a role as models for the kids and should live up to it is Vincent Lamont Baker of the Milwaukee Bucks. He is the best all round player on the team and one of the most versatile in the league. He is said to be the symbol of what the NBA is really trying to sell: "good players who are even better people." An excellent role model for black youth is Dave Bing. He was elected into the NBA Hall of Fame in 1989 and is now the CEO of Bing Steel, a firm that had $61 million in sales in 1991and was ranked tenth in the United States among black-owned industrial and service companies. He now donates a lot of his time and money to various charities. The most influential player that I have found is Mo Vaughn of the Red Sox. He does community service and gives kids autographs. He has impressed everyone with his poise, dedication, and his appetite for work. Vaughn takes the time to talk to groups of schoolchildren, urging them to stay in school. Vaughn also plans youth centers to keep kids off the streets and signs and sends get-well cards. He also uses the proceeds from formal autograph-signings to fund cultural events that are denied to poor children. I wish I knew why I never heard about this on the news or read about it. It would be different if Mo Vaughn got accused of something. Arthur Ashe was just as influential. He was the only black man to win the U.S. Open and Wimbledon. He protested apartheid and launched a $5 million fund-raising campaign and questioned the lack of government funding for research of A
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