n this episode Paul will talk about some sportspeople who have been great sporting models in their chosen sport and away from the sporting arena, especially through their charity work and some who have overcome some tremendous odds. Paul will talk about some sporting role models from previous episodes eg, Glen McGrath, Pat Rafter, Nico Hynes, Wilma Rudolf, Pat Tillman and Curtis McGrath. Other sporting role models that Paul will talk about include
- Christiano Ronaldo
- Lebron James
- Ronda Rousey
- Dylan Alcott
- Indigenous sporting people such as Cathy Freeman, Adam Goodes and Michael O'Laughlin, Evonne Goologong-Cawley
- Danny Green
- Roger Federer
- Pete Sampras
Role model references
Role model references
1. Clearinghouse for sport, ‘role models in sport’’, australian sport information network 4/7/22.
2. Pickstar.pro ‘australia’s most charitable athletes’ 2023.
3. https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/patrick-rafter
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Norman
5. Picstar.pro ‘the world’s most charitable athletes’.2023
6. The sydney morning herald ‘one of the games toughest declares hynes ready to deal with maroons at cauldron’, by christian nicolussi, 10/6/23.
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_Alcott
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Green_(boxer)
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Federer
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Manning
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Payton
12. Bleacherreport.com ‘top 25 sports role models of last 25 years’, by james riggio, 20/2/2012.
13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Fanning
14. https://www.mickfanning.com.au/profile
15. https://www.starlight.org.au/about-us/our-stories/starlight-ambassador-mick-fanning
16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layne_Beachley
17. 9now, a current affair ‘former footy player mark hughes calls for more support a decade after brain cancer diagnosis’, 10/6/23.by a current affair staff.
18. World expeditions.com ‘4 reasons why the kokoda trail should be on your bucket list’, world expeditions travel group, 2023.
19. http://kurtfearnley.com, 2022.
20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Thorpe
21. Wikipedia.org, ‘list of charities established by australian athletes’, march 2023.
22. Stadium talk ‘best sports role models of all time’ by ron donoho 14/12/2020.
23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Krzyzewski
