But what these bad apples are teaching the younger generation is that if something gets hard, as most things do, it is okay to take the easy way out and resort to gambling, drugs, or even violence to solve those problems. Many times due to their social status they get off facing little consequence or none at all. This is the wrong message to be sending. We want more Mikes in the world and we want them to sing that song and follow it. Not to take away from those stories of athletic success but it is normally with more enthusiasm that the public and press pay attention to the negative rather then the positive in most situations. Since it is more noticeable to do wrong then right, we must stress the success stories to our younger generation and give more examples of the positive things athletes do and chastise those who commit crimes and therefore upset the whole flow of the sports world....
