Are Sportsmen & Women Rolemodels??

Do you think Sports men and Women should be rolemodels?

Or do you think we should not see them as rolemodels?

As some have bad influences on young children growing up, like Keiron Dyer and a ex Newcastle Team player fighting on the pitch in football.

Whereas some are good rolemodels like Amir Khan, promoting Boxing, and being the prode of Britain whom young Children look up to.

Young boys will look to be the next Steven Gerrard, Thierry Henry, Wayne rooney or even the next Tennis Champion.

Girls, may want to be like Paula radcliffe and Dame Kelly Holmes.

Do you think sports athletes are rolemodels already and should have a positive effect on a child aspiring to be like them?

Or do you think we should not see them as rolemodels as they are just notmal people?

Luv to hear your views,

Sports Section Dev Team😛

Originally posted by: kal-el

I agree kids do look up to them just like i did when i was younger, but there was an article as to whether some where good role models, for instance wayne rooney man utd striker was said to be a bad role model, this was down to a camera man catching rooney swearing at a ref several times during a match 😕

Well Rooney is no way a role model!! He swears so much and everyone can tell what he is saying. I have never seen him doing any work for charity either. Which players are doing more nowadays.

Well it depends on the person who we're talking about. There are probably several sport players, who have done good deeds such as donated a whole lot to charity, or gave gifts to sick and unfortunate children during Christmas (Im talking about C. Ronaldo), and who can definitely be looked up to, but then on the other hand, there ARE some sport players who seriously have no sportsman ship..and are just have a lousy personality.

It's just like with anyone else... it depends, who you want to look up to. Oh and let me clarify.. im a hugee fan of C. Ronaldo, but im not saying he makes a perfect role model, because .. well .. he doesn't.

Anyway.. I agree with Kal-el that it's up to the sportsplayer.

Originally posted by: anon

but i dont think chasrity work couints as much wen it comes down to deciding if a player is a suitable role model.

then what would, yaar? I think doing charity work is a sign that shows that you're considerate and care about others. And being considerate.. is definitely is good quality. And wouldn't you want that quality to be present in your role model?