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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 kno
------------------------------------------------------------------------ people because they serve as role models. Everyone is aware of the role that these athletes have. We should not look at the inappropriate actions of few athletes. I was biased to believing that all athletes are bad before I started doing my research for this paper. Then I found all of the good things that numerous players have done to help others. Just because they want to help doesn't mean that we should expect them too because they are only human. We should not have athletes as scapegoats if children are resistant and defiant. Those are responsibilities of the parents. Just because there are some bad people in sports today doesn't mean that we should generalize. We have had some bad presidents also, but we don't hate all of them. Some of them work hard to contribute something to us just like professional athletes do. We just have ot remember that they are human just like us and that Michael Jordan and Dennis Rodman aren't gods just because they have a lot of money. They wor! he 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. There has been a major controversy in the NBA lately thanks to Charles Barkley and his claim in an interview that he is not a role model, but that is the job of the parent. He says that parents shouldn't be blaming the athletes if they can't control their own children. Another person that agrees with this notion is football and basketball star Deion Sanders. Barkley has paid over $80,000 in fines over a period of two years. He is known for getting very aggressive and violent at times. No one is asking Barkley to gi! ip at Notre Dame for inner city youths that get accepted to the school, but can't afford it. He plays for our city's football team,
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