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I'm making a really big generality here, for which I have no proof except my own personal experience in TV Production over many years.
There are a lot of athletes; pro, college and high school, who are not role models. In fact, they're self centered jerks -- not nice at all. I wouldn't go so far as to say "most," but a lot. More than you would run into in normal, everyday life, percentage wise.
There is an extraordinary number of pampered prima-donnas.
To be fair, there are also some very good ones as well -- including those who volunteer and turn our for community service and/or form their own foundations.
To make a blanket statement that "athletes are role models" is misguided, though.
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