What examples can you think of, past or present, of athletes whoserved or serve as positive or negative role models and/or took ortake important or controversial political stances? Hall of Famebasketball player and commentator Charles Barkley has famously saidthat athletes shouldn't be expected to be role models; he says thatchildren's role models should be their parents, teachers, and civicleaders. Do you agree or disagree and why?
