An athlete must have personal integrity -- Parents should not rely on athletes as role models -- There is racial disparity in judging athlete and parent role models -- Failures of role-model athletes do not diminish interest in sports -- Team-sport athletes are encouraged to be poor role models -- Overly demonstrative black athletes set a bad example -- Sportsfans are responsible for steroid use among professional athletes -- Women in traditionally male sports do not need to shed their femininity -- Women athletes who defy cultural traditions cause controversy -- Homophobia in male professional sports is encouraged by the media -- Homosexuality does not preclude being an athlete and role model -- Athletes need training to avoid being the targets of troublemakers -- The economic downturn will return sports to its former purity.
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