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Originally Posted by SofaProfessor
No one should expect anyone, pro sports players or otherwise, to provide a shining example of how to be a good person for their children. If a player chooses to go that extra mile, good on them. Point them out to your kids and say, "Here's how you should act as an adult." But don't get up in arms when someone doesn't fit the narrative you would like to tell your kids.
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There's a difference between "should" and "does". I'm going to bet there are a large number of kids and young people who DO look up to the Evander Kane's of the world as a model of "success" - a skilled NHL player with a huge contract which is a position pretty much every aspiring hockey player would love to have, and every hockey parent would love to see their children in. They watch hockey, they breathe hockey, and they see the guys at the top. And on top of that, there is no shortage of exposure to these athletes and personalities on TV and social media.
So it's cute to think they shouldn't look up to them, but I would put my money on the expectation that kids DO look up to them, whether you like it or not. That's being realistic.