It has become increasingly apparent that the perosona professional athlete has changed in recent years. Once heroes, our athletes have become gangsters, criminals and, in essence, thugs.
Between Michael Vick returning to the NFL after being brought up on charges for engaging in dog fights, Ray Lewis being indicted for murder and aggravated assault, Sean Avery coming out with the "sloppy seconds" remark in reference to his ex-girlfriend, Patrick Kane assaulting a cab driver over a mere twenty cents and the rampant performance-enhancing drug use in the MLB, our idols have become criminals. Granted, when a person, athlete or not, is thrust under the magnifying glass of fame, every flaw does become visible to the naked eye, but the desire to cause trouble shouldn't be so hard to quell.
There has to be a higher standard to hold these athletes to. These are heroes to our children, there must be some repercussion for bad behavior. Instead these athletes get a meager slap on the wrist and a new multi-million dollar contract. What are we teaching the next generation about dreams and aspirations? Kids who want to become baseball players will assume that performance enhancing drugs are the only way to get to the pro league, becoming a football player gives them free reign to do whatever they want to whomever they want, and the fighting of hockey is permissable not only on the ice, but off as well.
Who decided this was okay?
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