This article was pretty interesting I thought. When athletes make it as big as people like Kobe, Tiger, A-Rod and Roger Clemens, just to name a few that are current, You have to take on a much bigger case of responsibility. Temptation for many things such as sex, drugs, HGH, PED's and others seem to grow with the more money an athlete makes. When a player gets caught in a situation such as being accused of rape and they are the #1 player for the Los Angeles Lakers, who are the ones giving them advise and do they listen or do they make their own judgement?
It depends I guess. You have to look at common sense first. If you are guilty of a crime then man up and face the consequences. If you are not guilty, hold your ground and fight it with all you got. The next question is How are you gonna go about it? In Kobe's case he did cheat on his wife but was found innocent of a sexual crime. How do these athletes find themselves in this position in te first place? I understand with fame and fortune there are many things that can be obtained whether it is good or bad. But an athlete has to think before they act instead of apologizing everytime they make a mistake and hope everyone forgives them and all things return to normal.
Now Ben Roethlisberger has found himself in some hot water. Whether he is guilty of sexual assault or not, why was he in a college bar being 28 and a high profile professional athlete. Seriously, someone like him can find anyone he wants so if he is guilty of sexual assault, he is a complete idiot. Especially seeing how this is his second time of being in this situation.
Athletes have to have a lot of self-control. Play their sport with all their heart and live a life without running into the law which is unheard of these days but it does happen.
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