Professional Athletes as Role Models Sports have played a major role in society since the beginning of man. From the Greeks to present day, the influence of great athletes has been tremendous. However, today's media has elevated sports and the people who play them. Athletes are seen all over the place, we see them in commercials, on television shows, we read about them in magazines, and we watch them on television. Sports are a big …showed first 75 words of 842 total…

…showed last 75 words of 842 total…a role model like Cal Ripken who doesn't say too much, but has played in the most consecutive games in baseball ever, or someone like Latrell Sprewell, who choked and threatened his coach at one practice when he played for the Golden State Warriors. Whatever the case, I feel that most athletes set a good example for their fans as they give them something to look up to and strive to be in the future.