How does being an Olympic Champion make him into a role model. He's a 22 y/o... how many people in this thread can say they *never* did anything like he did when they were in their 20s.
I don't think he woke up one day and said "hey, I'd like to be a role model to youths everywhere. I'm gonna go out and try to win a ton of gold medals to accomplish it."
Athletes don't make themselves role models, the media and public do.
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