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Most role models are found within the home. My role models are my parents. I've picked up the good and bad attributes of each of my parents. Interestingly the bad I learned subconsiously (argumentative, I'm always right), and the good are things I saw or experienced with them (volunteering in the community, charity, tolerance, acceptance).
As for athletes, I was coming up with a list of possible role models, and the list grew quite large quickly. You don't hear much about these athletes, because they don't require the notoriety. A lot of them end being coaches. The athletes that get a lot of the spotlight, do so for a reason.
It wouldn't bother me if one of my kids looked up to Bill Walton. He had to overcome a lot of adversity in his life. He's well educated, learned to accept a role as a 6th player to help the team (Celtics), played injured most of his life, overcame a major speech impediment to become an announcer. He's opinionated, but not outrageous.
I heard that David Robinson, pushed his religious beliefs on teammates, and if they didn't buy into it they wouldn't last long on the team. If that's true, then I have a problem with David Robinson.
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