Sports Nowadays, sportsmen or professional athletes are, for better or worse role models for young people. Especially those that are world famous and become millionaires due to their sporting achievements and advertising contracts. Some people argue that they are good role models, but others disagree. Both sides of this argument will be analysed before a reasoned conclusion is drawn. Professional athletes dedicate a significant part of their lives to workout and they follow an extremely healthy lifestyle . For example, athletes usually do not drink alcohol and do not frequent parties. Considering this, it is clear that their behavior could be a good influence for teenagers that these days are consuming highly amount of alcohol. However, on the other side of this argument, it must be remembered that the most successful sportsman are surrounded by a celebrity status that in most of the cases is adopted by teenagers as a cult of consumerism. For example, they imitate their look and clothes which is normally associated to a powerful brand. Therefore, it is understandable that this may be considered a bad influence for younger people. In summary, both sides of the argument regarding the role model that professional athletes are for young people have strong support. However, I consider that the positive influence they have is more significant because practicing sports is the most fundamental activity they do. Any negative aspect associated to sportsman like dopping and consumism is more a problem of society that occurs in many other professions and activities. Parents are responsible for explaining this issue.