Are Athletes Good Role Models? by Thomas Riggs

Author:Thomas Riggs
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC

One time he was sitting in a restaurant, eating a big meal while downing a couple of beers and smoking a cigarette, when a woman approached his table. She recognized him but said she was shocked, because she thought that he should be in training and that a professional athlete should take better care of himself.

Kruk leaned back and said, “I ain’t an athlete, lady, I’m a baseball player.”

The story reminds me of another quote, this one from basketball hall of famer Charles Barkley. He was one of the most dominating power forwards of his day (1990s), who used his strength and aggressiveness to intimidate opponents. He had no patience for those who believed athletes should be role models for kids. “A million guys can dunk a basketball in jail,” he once said. “Should they be role models?”

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