Thursday, November 21, 2013

Athletes On and Off the Field

Athletes are no different from you and me from the exception of them being fantastic at a sport, and all these endorsements, but other than that they're normal people like us and maybe getting a little special treatment so I guess they're not like us. Athletes expanding their fame today is a pretty common thing. Going into commercials for their endorsement deals: Tiger Woods with Nike, RGIII with Subway, or even Haloti Ngata with royal farms. These athletes are getting themselves out there. Endorsements not only help out the athletes make extra money or get stuff for free, but if a kid or anyone for that matter see their favorite athletes drinking, eating, or wearing whatever, they're going to go out and buy whatever it is they have, and makes the endorser grow bigger in size.

Crime, it happens all over the world with people and athletes, but do athletes get off easier than us "regular" people? the answer is yes. Sad but true, yes Mike Vick had that whole dog scandal but what happened? served his 3 years and bam back in the NFL. Does anyone remember the Big Ben scandal with him and a young lady supposedly raping her? Tell me does anyone remember what happened to him? I certainly do not. Just the other day Seymeon Varlomov of the Colorado Avalanche (goalie) was sent to jail for 2 days for fighting his wife, he kicked her. Nothing happened and 4 days later he was released and back to his team in no time.

Are Athletes role models? Some are. Look at the Ravens, the commercials they have helping out Baltimore City is heart warming and touchy. Athletes who commit crimes are ones not too look up to. Most athletes give back to the less fortunate which is fantastic, so yes some athletes are role models. Is the celebrity aspect interfering with their lives? Answer, I wouldn't say so. They're two different groups of people and there are more scandals with celebs not with athletes.  
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6 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 21, 2013 at 12:04 PM

    I agree a lot with what you said, such as whatever an athlete is advertising, fans are going to want that. Why? Because their favorite player has it, or their favorite player likes it. Athletes are role models to a lot of people, and unfortunately, if they commit a crime, die hard fans are still probably going to have their back and defend the athlete.

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  2. UnknownNovember 21, 2013 at 1:44 PM

    I'm glad you see how athletes get off so easy. Most who do commit crime don't go or get a few months. And yes, they are making a name for themselves, both ways, good and bad.

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  3. UnknownNovember 21, 2013 at 7:43 PM

    i definetly agree with athletes getting off easy, they really are not different from us, excepte more known for doing something! good job!

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  4. UnknownNovember 21, 2013 at 8:37 PM

    I think athletes get off so easy because off how much money they generate and maybe its not fair but some of their crimes don't be true they only get charged because their famous

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  5. UnknownNovember 25, 2013 at 2:44 PM

    Athletes and the commercials. You say that if a kid see's a commercial with their favorite athlete then they are going to go out and buy that product of food..but is this good? If Ngata says he eat Royal Farms everyday then maybe that kid will too...that's not very healthy! Hopefully they don't actually do that.

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  6. UnknownDecember 2, 2013 at 5:56 PM

    I agree that athletes shouldn't be the ones who are getting the focus here scandal wise, more celebrities are scandal prone than athletes

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