[spindahrellah]

people should not have to look outside the home for role models...but not everyone has what would be considered by some as beneficial role models in the home...so...although i do not believe we should place athletes on a pedestal...i do believe that their first responsiblity is to themselves and their household...and in adhering to that primary responsibility...they may inevitably become role models for young people that don't have anywhere else to look to but the media for direction...and i see nothing wrong with that...why we hold them to a higher standard than we hold ourselves...i don't know...they are still human...they just have to live their lives in the public eye...and unlike your mistakes...their mistakes are on tape or in print...to be re-broadcast...re-told...and re-written...countless times...how would that make you feel...to know your every right and wrong was under constant judgement and scrutiny...when all you want to be is a ball player and have some fun?