1. Are Athletes Role Models?
From the beginning of time, man has looked outside of himself for examples of strength, leadership, and guidance. ... Legends are told of men with superhuman strength, endurance, and wisdom. ... Even fictional characters such as Superman and Paul Bunion had such enormous strength that their contemporaries held them in higher esteem than any mortal. ... His strength was prodigious to the point where even today the phrase "Ruthion" is synonymous with great power. ... As stated in the Dictionary of Sports Quotations, by one of Sports Illustrated's writers in 1968, "Sports has inc...
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