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Pro athletes should be role models, but because of money, lifestyle, fame and gender their not. ... com said that “Many superstars they never wanted to be role models but the choice isn’t theirs” (Orman) Athletes do impact and influence a lot of people in the world. Bob Benham a author of Role models in sports: An Endangered Species? ... Several years ago Charles Barkley of the Phoenix Suns in 1993 made a commercial that said” I am not a role model”.(Benham) Benham thinks the commercial “intended to say that he is not alone as role model, but rather that parents and guardians should be the real role models. When a pro athlete has a commercial with young kids saying they want to be like them, like it or not they have stepped in the world of role model.”
The parents have to teach their kids that just because this athletes has money plays in the professional leagues such as: NBA, NFL,WNBA ,MLB does not mean they are role models. Most athletes are not even close to being a role model, they a lot of work to do with their behavior. Parents should take a larger responsibility and care about being role models.
Douglas Abrams, a journalist from Black Issues in Higher Education stated:
“Children who are not athletically inclined, however, need adult role models”. ... Children of functional families also have much to learn from role models outside the home. ‘Children need role models in the flesh, ones they can observe first hand, turn to for advice and trust with confidences. ... ”
Nevertheless kids watch these pro athletes and pick up their habits. Ian Bellis author of the book “The Best Role Model In Pro Sports” stated that “So should kids and teenagers look at professional athletes ad role models.
Approximate Word count = 1421
Approximate Pages = 5.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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