Historically we have looked to composers, artists or literary writers for our heroes. This trend is changing and it might seem that arts are fading away in our society and we are struggling to keep it alive. Instead of pulling our heroes from the arts we rather have sports be our selection field. We wait for our respected and watched players to triumph in the game and be the victor. We get very excited when there is a close game and with a favorable outcome we burst into joy that our player defeated or our team won. This is why professional athletes need to realize that they are role models and that they should start acting like ones.
Art contributes many beautiful things to our society and it is a skill or gift that not many people possess. Yet, sports are one of the last places where we can embrace the myths
of heroes. One should not despise sports for taking the heroes away from arts, one should be happy that we still have heroes.
The sports industry needs to change. For one there is too much money involved in sports. I agree that athletes should be paid handsomely for their skill and talent but it seems like every aspect of sports involves money. We always hear about players renegotiating their contracts so they can get more money and free agents that are always looking for the best contract. Maybe money has always been so prominent in sports and it’s just the media that is glorifying it now. Recently, Dexter Jackson of Tampa Bay Buccaneers received the Most Valuable Player award at Super Bowl XXXVII and was given a new Cadillac convertible. I never remember the Most Valuable Player award being associated with money and a n
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