“Being a role model is the most important kind of educating.” —John Wooden In June 2025, shortly after the NBA Finals, journalists interviewed Vaughn Alexander, the father of Oklahoma City Thunder ...

CAPE TOWN, Sept 4 (Reuters) - In the country famous for its diamonds, sprinter Letsile Tebogo sparkles brightly, having won a first Olympic gold for Botswana in Paris last year and become a powerful ...

Whereas not everyone is lucky enough to have specific mentors, most of us have role models, living or dead. For example, former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton made no secret of having ...

Heading into his tenth season in the NFL, Houston Texans center Chris Myers has been one of the team’s true leaders in the transition from the Gary Kubiak era to the Bill O’Brien era. A two time Pro ...

The daughter of local football champion Chris – a two-time North Shore and Torquay premiership midfielder and 2001 Mathieson medallist – 17-year-old Stella is hoping to realise her own footy dreams at ...

Nigeria’s Arabinrin Aderonke Atoyebi has been recognised as the International Sport and Culture Association Role Model of the Year in Copenhagen, Denmark, according to a statement released on Tuesday.

If you scroll headlines about teen boys, it’s easy to find panic: warnings about “toxic masculinity,” sagging school performance, or the influence of online extremists. But when we asked teen boys ...

Sometimes the obvious choice is the right one, and that’s the case with J.J. Watt as a role model for kids everywhere. Start with his ungodly work ethic, which has been the fuel that’s allowed Watt to ...