The role model in the world of sports has been around since the early days of sports when they were just beginning and were then being invented. Then they were also around long before the Olympic games era had even begun or was even then thought of. So, then it was when the first type of sports had then begun to be played, that it was seen that the very first role model had then been introduced into the arenas of the world of sport. This was because the spectators who had been watching had begun to cheer for their favorite person who they had been then watching and then following in the sport they had then been playing their whole careers. Then furthermore, later it was then during the Olympic games, that the modern role model was being viewed by society had a very positive spirit, this was because they have played the sports
in that era. Then on the other hand, in todays present time, the role of the modern athlete has become a very inspirational and positive figure for the many people that live in western society who have either been playing or then watching sport. So then in this essay it will then discuss how the modern sports stars are being viewed as role models on a daily basis in many of the sports that are being played around the world, it will then discuss how the role model is being viewed by society through a positive stance through a few sports such as football and Softball in that the players are viewed as role models and also than through the gaze of the social media platforms that have been showing the many different sports that are being played. The modern sports stars are role models because they have been able to strive excellence