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Article Assignment: Are athletes good role models?
Are they good influences?
In a cross-country running event in Spain, Kenya's Olympic bronze medalist Abel Mutai ran towards the finish line, making a dreadful mistake: he mistook where the real finish line was and began slowly down, thinking he had won. Ivan Fernandez Amaya, who was hot on his heels, showed Mutai where the real finish line was instead of taking advantage of his competitor's mistake.
Full article and video here: http://www.globalpost.com/photo/5736425/ivan-fernandez-anaya
NO: Lance Armstrong
On January 17, Lance Armstrong admitted that, in correspondence to numerous accusations by press and competitors, he did use performance-enhancing substances such as testosterone and EPO. Furthermore, he confessed that he did in fact use blood doping as a strategy to help him win his Tour de France races in the 90s, prior to his cancer diagnosis, and recent races as well.
He also apologizes for attacking fellow competitors for accusing him of using performance enhancing techniques, and understands that though at the time he was blinded by his insatiable desire to win, he sees through it now and wishes to come clean.
Full Article: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/lance-armstrongs-way-doping-lying-bullying/article7505858/
Verdict
Despite the disheartening confession made by Lance Armstrong, I firmly believe that all athletes are inherently good influences on society. Personally, I think that any human being who commits to an activity, through thick and thin, for personal improvement and enjoyment should be a role model.
I think no matter what, athletes will always be good role models because they constantly show people that perseverance and a strong will are founding characteristics of leaders. Although blood doping and substance abuse are a serious moral injury to world of sports, for Armstrong to come clean about his usage is an admirable, daunting task in itself.
Athletes may not always do good things, but it would be unreasonable to ask for a human influence without a couple vices. Despite doing bad things, I believe everybody should remember that athletes are known for who they are through hard work and character, not mistakes.
The end
Athlete's as role models
Can Amaya's kind action prove that all athlete's are good role models?