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Athletes should be role models
运动员应该是榜样
I love Charles Barkley like a brother, but we disagree from time to time. Here is an example of what I mean: I disagree with what Charles says in his Nike commercial, the one in which he insists, "I am not a role model." Charles, you can deny being a role model all you want, but I don't think it's your decision to make. We don't choose to be role models, we are chosen. Our only choice is whether to be a good role model or a bad one. I don't think we can accept all the glory and money that comes with being a famous athlete without taking the responsibility of being a role model. We need to know that kids and even some adults are watching us and looking to us to set an example. I mean, why do we get endorsements in the first place? Because there are people who will follow our lead and buy a certain sneaker or cereal for the simple fact that we use it.
我喜欢查尔斯·巴克利，就像喜欢自己的兄弟一样，但我们经常会持有不同意见。我举个例子：我不同意查尔斯在耐克广告里说的话，他坚持认为“我不是一个榜样”。查尔斯，你要是想的话，可以否认自己是榜样，但我认为这不是你自己可以决定的。我们不能选择做榜样，我们是被选择做榜样。我们唯一的选择就是成为一个好榜样还是坏榜样。我认为，因为自己是著名运动员而接受所有的荣耀与金钱，同时还不负担起成为榜样的责任，这样是不正确的。我们要知道，孩子甚至还有一些成年人在看着我们，希望我们树立榜样。我的意思是，为什么我们一开始就能接到广告？因为有人会跟随我们的引领，购买特定的运动鞋或麦片，只是因为我们用了它。
