Athletes are role models

Athletes are role models whether they like it or not. It is up to them whether they are good role models or bad ones. If they get in trouble on the field or with the law they will probably be viewed as bad role models. What they say on or off the field can contribute to their reputation as a role model. Even if they are bad role models they are still role models. Little kids still look up to him when he is on the field or on the court. But they see what the athletes do off the field and think that if they do it there is nothing wrong with it. Most athletes are good role models because hoe they are viewed off the field is a factor to how they are viewed on the field also.


In a famous Nike commercial Charles Barkley said "I am not a role model, I am not paid to be a role model." He is right. He is not paid to be a role model, he is paid to play basketball. But when he decided he wanted to play basketball he became a public figure and someone that people look up to especially his fans and little kids. Even if Charles Barkley didn't want to be a role model people still idolized him and there really isn't anything he could do about it.