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Athletes and Role Models by Larry Elder ... The type of person and attitude required to succeed in sports–especially violent sports like football–make athletes, almost by definition, a tough sell as role models.
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www.larryelder.com/athletes.html
www.larryelder.com/athletes.html
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Many will also argue that athletes are hired by their employer and are paid to do their job and are not paid to be role models. This makes sense and it is true that they are not paid to be a role model but whether they like it or not athletes are role models.
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ezinearticles.com/?Should-Professional-Athletes-Be-Role...
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Sweethearts and role models who leave all that stuff on the field after they ice down their knees and head home for the night to have a chocolate sundae and go beddy-bye. ... But should they be held to a higher standard than, say, your average corporate zombie just because they're professional athletes?
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www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov1998/nf81124c.h...
www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov1998/nf81124c.htm
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2. Athletes are role models for children, but only for the role of "athlete." Athletes display the athletic virtues: diligence, perseverance, the value of training, fair play and sportsmanship, grace under pressure, the pursuit of excellence.
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thesportslawprofessor.blogspot.com/2007/07/athletes-as-...
thesportslawprofessor.blogspot.com/2007/07/athletes-as-role-models.html
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We the fans are not supposed to care what our athletes do, as long as they are playing well? WTF is that?? Once again people need to wake up and realize athletes are role models for our kids! Regardless if we as parents want them to be, or if the athlete wants that responsibility, they are!
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www.ickscorner.com/2008/09/athletes-are-role-models/
www.ickscorner.com/2008/09/athletes-are-role-models/
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The Official Website of the Salisbury Post; Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. ... As role models. ... When the year began, the local sports world had expectations for certain athletes. We shook our heads at the kids who didn’t fulfill their potential and we nodded knowingly when other athletes succeeeded.
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www.salisburypost.com/2001may/052801f.htm
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Chicago Bulls star Dennis Rodman's attack on a cameraman at a Timberwolves basketball game shortly before the luncheon provided a graphic example of the troublesome role models some athletes have become.
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www.mfc.org/pfn/97-2/sports.html
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Yesterday I saw a commercial that said something like "to those of you who say that athletes shouldn't be role models, may we suggest that ... Athletes as role models? Besides family and community members, whom would you rather your kids look up to more? I can't think of anyone ... 11 Responses to "Athletes as Role Models"
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nslog.com/archives/2004/08/21/athletes_as_role_models.p...
nslog.com/archives/2004/08/21/athletes_as_role_models.php
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All of this raises a couple of questions. First, who took the "professional" out of professional sports? And second, should we even bother to hold up athletes as role models anymore?
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www.keithboykin.com/arch/2006/12/19/should_athletes
www.keithboykin.com/arch/2006/12/19/should_athletes
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