Volume 4 Issue 10
Accepting the Responsibility of Role Model
Charles Barkley has famously said: “I am not a role model.” On principle, I tend to agree with Chuck. Just because someone is in the public eye – whether they are an athlete or other entertainer – they have no inherent responsibility to live exemplary lives and have others model their own lives after them. Basically, an athlete’s job is to score touchdowns, hit home runs, grab rebounds … you get the idea. When it comes to athletes as role models














