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Athletes should remember that they are role models.
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Lopes needed an adult role model and one came along in the coach at an opposing high school, Mike Sarkesian, who grew up in a Providence tenement but became the basketball coach and athletic director at Iowa Wesleyan College the year Lopes graduated from high school.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Likewise, Giaime said Grace is a great role model and mentor for the students.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Jenner is also not the first foreign woman to be held up as a role model in China because of her and her family’s business success, with Maye Musk — the mother of tech billionaire Elon Musk — also gaining a large online following.
—Erin Tan, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
Dylan has also credited his sisters for being role models for him in the sport.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Likewise, Giaime said Grace is a great role model and mentor for the students.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Jenner is also not the first foreign woman to be held up as a role model in China because of her and her family’s business success, with Maye Musk — the mother of tech billionaire Elon Musk — also gaining a large online following.
—Erin Tan, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
Dylan has also credited his sisters for being role models for him in the sport.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Role model.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/role%20model. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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role model
noun
: a person whose behavior in a particular role is imitated by others
watching our parents and other role models deal with conflict—Melody Beattie
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