Latrell Sprewell is not representative of a volleyball player at Princeton or a football player at the University of California. He is one of 300 players this year in the NBA, which has been around for 50 years. He is the first to hit a coach. I do not think this indicates a trend. I strongly believe we are now using descriptions of athletes to accomplish the same ends and say the same things.
Writers say athletes are trained to be violent.
There has never been a thorough, scientific study conclusively showing that athletes are more inclined. Obviously, I believe that athletes are not more likely to be perpetrators. On the contrary, I believe that athletes should take a leadership role on this, just as they have on drug abuse and educational opportunities. The following proposals take into account the fact that while sports have not fulfilled Jackie Robinson's dual dream for race relations, it may have come closer to it than any other segment of our society. The proposals call upon athletes to follow a higher standard of behavior on critical issues to positively influence our youth as worthy role models.