Athletes as Role Models
The entire United States has become almost fixated on the sports. In the Austin American Statesman of Austin, Texas the sports section is the third section after the main news section and Metro and State (Statesman C1). Athletic games are presented at an early age. Many schools require the students to be involved in these athletic activities. Georgetown High School is one of these schools, its' curriculum requires one and a half years of a type of athletic involvement with their students. The players of these sports become now as the "jocks" throughout school. Many kids envy and admire these performers. When you become a professional, or even just on high school and college, and your talent is shown you become admired by many. "Athletes may not choose to be role models, but their career demands it from them"(Soterakis). This is someone's opinion, but the statement is very true. In many major televised and popular sports the players are known for either playing well, being determined, or having a temper. So, should the sport stars of today be considers role models for young children? Well first of all, many of these stars already are considered to be looked up to, and others have that goal in mind. For the majority
What makes a good athlete? It takes determination, hard work, discipline, and commitment. These are qualities that equal success in any field. For example Lance Armstrong's strength, dedication, and overcoming adversity can all be learned from the youth of today. Of course, the media reports on many examples of athletes that are involved in criminal activity or wrong doing, but the positive athletes that don't go for all the advertising endorsement are not shown by the media. Grolier. "Sports." Encyclopedia Americana. USA, 1996. "Children are continuously seeing sport stars like Michael Irvin or Steve Howe walk away from their crimes unscathed"(Soterakis). Soterakis, George. "Should Athletes be Role Models?" Short Hops. http://jhu.edu/~newslett/11-06-97/sports/9.html 11 June 1997. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Northcutt, Bonnie. "Athletic Program." University Interscholastic League. http://www.utexas.edu/admin/uil/index.html 19 March 2001. The athletes that are positive are the ones that the young children look up to. "My Coach, J.R., is the most intriguing person I know. He is 74 years old, has cancer, and has the deepest desire to make sure that his students succeed"(Studey). One athlete that proves the all of the qualities a good sport star should have is Lance Armstrong. He is a local from Austin and has proven to be the best after recovering from his cancer. His wife, Kristin, gave birth to their son named Luke. Luke was conceived from the sperm Lance ha
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