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Originally Posted by parmnion
Yeah..but we do have folk like oscar Pistorius, mike Tyson, tiger woods and a ton lot more to even that out...
So being top of a sport dont make you a saint, or a guaranteed voice for righteousness.
And nor should it...it patronises people.
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No it doesn't, but these people achieved all of that thanks to their dedication, hard work and passion for what they do. And that's what is motivating to achieve big things. I think it's a good and nice message to put out there.
I'm a rugby player, and younger I looked up to those men winning and training and doing all sorts of things to achieve what they wanted. It was a source of motivation.
And then as I was growing up, I realized a lot of people were left out like scientists for instance.
Not many of them are really well-known (apart from the obvious ones like Einstein, Marie Curie, Stephen Hawking etc) and I think that's a shame because working in science can lead to so many great achievements, requiring a lot of dedication, hard work and a passion for doing something good for humanity. Young kids can look up to people like that!
I wish we had more scientists in the spotlight rather than Z-list celebs tbh