Athletes as role models
Sports have played a major role in society since the beginning of man. From the Greeks to the present day, the influence of great athletes has been tremendous. However, today's media has enhanced sports and the people who play them traumatically. Athletes are seen all over the place, we see them in commercials, on television shows, we read about them in magazines, and we watch them on national television all of the time. Sports are some of the most watched television programs. People of all ages look up to these athletes. Athletes are expected to be responsible, positive, and mature role models. Many of the Sports Organizations like the NFL have put in league wide policies to keep athletes in line. Even though some break these policies and get in trouble with the league and sometimes the law. Most higher level athletes provide hope for young athletes all around the world. Jackie Robinson for example broke the color barrier in baseball, and gave new hope to black athletes everywhere. (Sailer 2) Children act like their favorite players when they are playing sports, and mimic their moves and attitudes. Sports are a big part of our society. They put the athletes who play them on a pedest
Now more then ever our society needs its athletes to be role models, not just on the field but off the field too, and we need them to have a good influence on the fans. Jackson, Jesse. The Real Lesson of Lattrell Sprewell. Sports Illustrated: Dec. 1997, p. 150 Athletes can be role models in many different ways. You can have a role model like Cal Ripken who doesn't say too much, but has played in the most consecutive games in baseball, ever. Or one like Latrell Sprewell who choked and threatened his coach at one practice, when he played for the Golden State Warriors. (Jackson 150)
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