... inspire the kids to strive towards their goals and dreams. Part of being a role model includes setting a good moral standard for the people who watch sports on television especially the kids that watch them. " Athletes can deeply affect children at a critical stage in development. Many kids from about 8 to ... high schools" (Wilstein B1). It seems as though there has been a lot of negative examples in sports world lately. One of the negative examples was published in the December 23rd issue of Sports Illustrated of last year. The material that was published was an interview with Atlanta ...

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... is the infectious nature of his spirit, he has inspired countless people around the world to succeed in what they do. Jordan has become more than sports superstar, he is a global icon and a figure of inspiration. His life as it is can be looked upon as a triumph over the many ... I"m recognized as being black, but I don't look at you as being black or white, just as a person." 1 Michael began to develop a love for sports and competition. He played basketball, baseball, and football. Initially his favorite of the three was baseball, but it was through backyard games with his older brothe...

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... like and quickly joined one of the black fraternities on campus (1). One way he tried to get out in the open besides sports was tape-recording a show once a week on station KLWN in Lawrence, playing records and talking about sports (6). In his college debut he played on the freshman team against varsity. He dominated the game and led the freshman team to ... victory, the first time that this had ever happened. In his first varsity game he had 52 points and 31 rebounds. Soon he led the Jayhawks to the NCAA finals where they lost to ... ...

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