Sorry Hatch.....none of what you said matters. I can honestly say that I can hardly think of any athlete that I would want my sons to look up to. The only one that comes to mind is Tiger Woods. That guy is a class act. Successful, Focus, Tenacity, Hard working, has manners, Family guy, and is probably one of the greatest athletes on earth. Now I won't dispute that Kobe or any others are not exceptional athletes...but they lack some of the more important things. They don't get the fact that because they are good at what they do and they are in the public eye that it comes with some responsibility to be a better person and set an example. Unfortunatly that is long gone in most sports and with most athletes....now it is all about money, winning, arrogance and trash talking.......absolute BS in my book. Unfortunatly I support it because I watch them play and pay to go to games. It won't change anytime soon....so arguing about it makes no sense...but can you honestly say, and feel good about it "Kobe Bryant" and "Class Act" in the same sentence.....I think not!!!!!