Professional Athletes As Role Models

Sports in the media and popular culture effect how society and young adolescents view and value male and female athletes. Many young children begin to idolize professional athletes and how much money they make rather than focusing on the people who work “normal” jobs to make our lives better and safe, “… a person who saves lives, a person who protects and servers struggling families, and a person who shapes and molds young minds make a mere fraction of what sports stars make” ( Walker 344). This pushes the media and pop culture to persuade children to believe that professional athletes should be seen as more important than people like Teachers, Police Officers and Doctors who work to help us rather than just being here for our entertainment.

What gets my attention about sports is the drama that athletes have to go through when things are not happenning as they wish, and the game becomes not just physical but also mental. In these moments, athletes become heroes and they give everything they have, not just to win but to honor all of the people who are there to support him. In my opinion, the passion that athletes put into sports is what makes it so captivating and interesting. I would like to do some research about the different ways athletes deal with these

hear one mention of that in the news. They are making us believe that all

Each year, thousands of high school student athletes graduate without ever having left their mark on the community. They breeze through these four years of life as if they’re nothing whether they are playing or sitting on the bench. They receive average grades and never find ways to give back to the community that has allowed them to be in the position that they are today. I have always looked at things from a different perspective. I believe student athletes should be a leader to their peers and in their community.

In today’s society, NFL players and hockey player are the inspiration in the lives of today’s youth. Little boys strive to be the best they can be in football and hockey, because their dream is to one day become a professional athlete. Young boys focus on sports like football and hockey, because they are two of the most populist sports in America. Many young children want to play professional sports for the fame. Some want to be a professional athlete because of all the money they can make each year. They also want to make money to make a better life for themselves and their families. Most children

Who is Cam Newton? Well, Cam Newton is a typical 26 year old professional quarter-back. Cam Newton is the role model of many young athletes in today’s society. Cam Newton has a Heisman trophy, BCS championship, and also a rookie of the year trophy under his belt. Cam Newton is now being recognized for being one of the most athletic quarter-backs to play the game, also for his dancing/show boating after good play. Cam Newton has opened many football camps for the young football players in his hometown Atlanta, GA.

During my childhood, I played many sports I absolutely adored, and those sports taught me many lessons I will never forget. Sports were how I made the most of my friends and how I relieved most of my stress. I believe sports can have noteworthy influence in other areas of life. In Kevin Kniffin’s article, “High School Athletes Gain Lifetime Benefits”, Kniffin explains how research shows people who played sports go on to get better jobs and better pay by using the life lessons they were taught from sports.

paychecks seem to be irrational in contrast to the wages that require more difficult and, potentially,

First off, teachers give so much more to society than professional athletes. Teachers build communities from the ground up by giving children a chance to explore, a chance to learn, and most of all, a chance to cherish life while one has it. Kobe Bryant, a professional basketball player on the Los Angeles Lakers, once earned

Charity is one thing to care about and people should donate to charity Lebron James was one person that donate to a charity in Little Rock and he donated shoes to kids that need shoes and he donated 100,000 dollars to that charity and he signed picture for kids.

Due to high player visibility, there is a perception that players in the National Football League (NFL) have a higher arrest rate than the general population. Furthermore, NFL players are often active members of their respective communities and are held to a higher level of conduct. Most importantly, children often view NFL players as role models for this reason a higher level of scrutiny is received.

The creation of the NFL network (NFLN) is one of the most significant broadcast developments in NFL history. NFLN was launched in November of 2013. The league invested $100 million to fund the network’s operations. The league and its owners wanted to create a platform that could be 24/7 programming that featured the NFL. At the time of its inception people questioned if there was a big enough market for this type of programming. However, the NFLN has become extremely popular and continues to grow today. In 2012, Forbes valued the NFLN somewhere between $5 and $5.3 billion with $1 billion in revenue and $350 million in operating income (Ozanian).

There she lay – knocked out cold and unconscious on the elevator floor. She was pushed, shoved, and punched in the face by her fiancé. Janay Palmer was a victim of domestic violence committed by Ray Rice. The video footage was caught on a security camera and soon leaked out for the entire world to see. Rice, a famous running back for the Baltimore Ravens, was trialed and punished for his actions. His scandal, publicized and blown up by the media, was a turning point for the NFL and all professional sports leagues as well as a lesson to the public. Professional athletes have always been under the spotlight of the media and have been looked up to as role models since the existence of professional sports. In a children’s survey

Everyday today's youth are asked what they want to be when they grow up. Some say teachers, firemen, police officers and a large response to that question is a professional athlete. Something that all these professions have in common is that they are all role models to children. Firemen, teachers, police officers have an easy job at doing this; they are after all the people that save children, teach children and protect children. But professional athletes on the other hand have a difficult task assigned to them when it comes to being role models. Professional athletes are not given an option as to be a role model or not. Just because they have a special gift does not make them have

It’s impossible to stress enough how unnecessarily overpaid athletes are. When you consider what little importance athletes have in society compared to professionals that make less than them, the ridiculous financial advantage they have over their fellow entertainers and what a threat this greed is to the future of sports, it’s difficult not to be alarmed. It’s up to us as members of this society to make this right. Obviously, this issue cannot be dealt with overnight and it may never be fully dissolved. But that does not mean we shouldn’t make an effort