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I encourage you to be more open-minded when evaluating the impact of others on the world. The millions of children, teenagers, and adults who find inspiration

I encourage you to be more open-minded when evaluating the impact of others on the world. The millions of children, teenagers, and adults who find inspiration in likes of Kobe Bryant, Serena Williams, Michael Phelps, Lionel Messi etc. might disagree with you. Many of us learn to be better from their ambition, discipline, leadership, etc. These qualities become imprinted on young people who look up to these figures. In nearly every country, there are young people who see professional athletes as their greatest role models. Can you seriously say that creates no value for the world? As an aside, elite athletes have refined the art of practice and study for their entire lives. I've learned more about the process of learning from interactions with them than anywhere else. If you don't think there's something to learn from this entire category of intelligence, you're missing out.

wolverine876 4y ago
> The millions of children, teenagers, and adults who find inspiration in likes of Kobe Bryant, Serena Williams, Michael Phelps, Lionel Messi etc. might disagree with you. Many of us learn to be better from their ambition, discipline, leadership, etc. If those individuals didn't exist, other athletes would fill the roles just as well. Also, it's questionable how inspiring or positive they are. The behavior of many athletes is horrible. > elite athletes have refined the art of practice and study for their entire lives. I've learned more about the process of learning from interactions with them than anywhere else. What about experts in other fields - such as teachers, nurses, coders, etc. Nothing special about athletes.