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Are there any genuinely positive role models in sports?

Posted on 2/17/16 at 10:14 am
Posted by StringedInstruments
Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 2/17/16 at 10:14 am
Seems like every golden boy or girl has something in their closet that would cause the nation to look at them in disgust. I knew about Manning's incident from college, but it seemed like a (mostly) harmless prank by an 18 year old kid. The rest of the story isn't good. Not sure if it's awful, but it does make me look at Manning differently.

The only two athletes that seem to be authentically good people are Drew Brees and Federer. I say that as a non-Saints fan.
Posted by Choupique19
The cheap seats
Member since Sep 2005
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Posted on 2/17/16 at 10:15 am to
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The rest of the story isn't good.


What rest of the story?
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
67782 posts
Posted on 2/17/16 at 10:15 am to
The line about how he "maneuvered his testicles" gets me every time
Posted by texag7
College Station
Member since Apr 2014
40533 posts
Posted on 2/17/16 at 10:16 am to
Luke Kuechly seems like a nice guy
Posted by piggidyphish
Birmingham
Member since Jul 2009
18880 posts
Posted on 2/17/16 at 10:16 am to
Well there's Sir Charles.
Posted by 5 Deep
Crawford Boxes
Member since Jul 2010
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Posted on 2/17/16 at 10:17 am to
Tebow, McCutchen, Scalabrine, Curtis Granderson, Artest
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
Member since Oct 2011
37763 posts
Posted on 2/17/16 at 10:18 am to
cam
Michael Sam
Manziel
This post was edited on 2/17/16 at 10:19 am
Posted by McCaigBro69
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Member since Oct 2014
45286 posts
Posted on 2/17/16 at 10:18 am to
Show me one thing Lebron has actually done wrong in his life?


Likely the only superstar in the 2000's that hasn't fricked up in anyway and his only career tarnishment will be deciding to go play in Miami.
Posted by The Egg
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2004
83133 posts
Posted on 2/17/16 at 10:19 am to
i guess Smugerer can be a good role model sometimes.

nadal is a good model if you're considering butt picking and such
Posted by forksup
Member since Dec 2013
8817 posts
Posted on 2/17/16 at 10:20 am to
Jeremy Lin, Antonio Brown, LeVeon Brown, Steph Curry, Todd Gurley, there's plenty.
Posted by ShaneTheLegLechler
Member since Dec 2011
62991 posts
Posted on 2/17/16 at 10:20 am to
Jordan Spieth
Posted by goldenbadger08
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Posted on 2/17/16 at 10:23 am to
Brett Favre after the pain-killers… and D pics.
Posted by SabiDojo
Open to any suggestions.
Member since Nov 2010
84349 posts
Posted on 2/17/16 at 10:26 am to
Cam Newton
Drew Brees
LeBron James
Mike Trout
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
124694 posts
Posted on 2/17/16 at 10:29 am to
People frick up. Doesn't make them bad people.
Posted by stlslick
St.Louis,Mo
Member since Nov 2012
14607 posts
Posted on 2/17/16 at 10:29 am to
Charles Barkley told u morons a decade + ago, Athletes are not role models, so stop jocking them like they are, and shame on parents who make athletes role models for their kids.

Posted by YeOle
Member since May 2012
153 posts
Posted on 2/17/16 at 10:31 am to
quote:

Charles Barkley told u morons a decade + ago, Athletes are not role models, so stop jocking them like they are, and shame on parents who make athletes role models for their kids.


This is a great point that I think a lot of people miss.
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
Member since Oct 2011
37763 posts
Posted on 2/17/16 at 10:31 am to
Favre is not a role model... He's a jeans model!

LINK
This post was edited on 2/17/16 at 10:42 am
Posted by tigerpimpbot
Chairman of the Pool Board
Member since Nov 2011
68752 posts
Posted on 2/17/16 at 10:33 am to
Tebow just put on a prom event for special needs kids. Set up one of the kids with a hot newscaster here that used to be a Dolphins cheerleader. Really cool
Posted by StrongBackWeakMind
Member since May 2014
22650 posts
Posted on 2/17/16 at 10:34 am to
Russell Wilson

ETA: Re the downvotes... what am I missing about Wilson?
This post was edited on 2/17/16 at 11:01 am
Posted by SabiDojo
Open to any suggestions.
Member since Nov 2010
84349 posts
Posted on 2/17/16 at 10:35 am to
Tebow seems like such a nice guy.
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