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Some athletes might just not understand or over look the fact they are role models. This might be the case for athletes such as Michael Vick or Adam Jones. Often you have to make mistakes in order to learn and find out what is truly right. In there minds they might choose not to be role models, but because there success and failures are public I believe there choice has little significance. Athletes that make these mistakes are still punished by law and there respective leagues and associations depending on the offense. Due to their various punishments they are made examples out of and the people who idolize them are able to see a more normal side to them. These mistakes might even potential make them better role models by showing us they make mistake just like any other person and than responding to those mistake in a successful way such as Michael Vick's current situation.

Athletes Are Role Models

When you think of role models the word success comes to mind. In today's society know ones success is shown more than that of an athletes. There achievements are exposed to us in many ways TV, radio, videos games, jerseys, posters, ticket sales for example. Children are most effected when seeing this success through the previous mention examples. When your young and you see athletes doing these great things and you see how they live you want to grow up and be just like them; they become you role models. Unfortunately for them whether they choose to be or not athletes are role models. Sometimes it seems they do not to take being idolized into consideration when they are shooting themselves using steroids or fighting dogs. Despite these instances people still want to be like them and be as successful as they have become.