‘Sports people should not be seen as role models’
I think athletes should be seen as role models. They are talented in what they do. I’ve always wanted to be a swimmer or a footballer and so have many other people. Singers are talented in what they do and they can be seen as role models. So why can’t pro football players? I love sport so I support an athlete or a team so I have many role models. There are always statements saying that football players get payed way too much. Whereas I think that it’s a job and that they deserve the amount of money they receive. I like to refer to ‘Gareth Bale’. He started his career at Southampton when he was a boy. He went through the ranks and arrived at Tottenham. From there, he trained hard and become one of spurs best player. This allowed Real Madrid to buy Gareth Bale for a record deal. Now he is a figure of one of the best players in the world. This takes a lot of courage to do this. I certainly wouldn’t be able to do that and most people wouldn’t be able to either.
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