Do you love him or hate him. ?

Question

Josh Hamilton. Do you think he is a role model, and deserves to be back in baseball? Or should be have not been allowed back in?

Answer 1

josh Hamilton is definently a rolemodel because he was addicted to drugs,and hated his life so much when he was on drugs that he decided to change.Now he comes back and is having an unbelievable year. It goes to show little kids that you can overcome anything and do great things.

Answer 2

I believe in second chances.

i think he overcame something a lot of people have trouble with. There are many addicts who just can't get themselves to stop. He's doing great in baseball and he's really making sure that he never starts again.

That's admirable.

Answer 3

right now i dont really like him. Now I'm not saying he shouldn't be playing baseball, he should.

But for me to like him he should be more involved in helping addicts recover and also when he becomes a free agent he should sign with the devil rays for cheap, they spent a #1 overall draft pick on him and he went and wasted his talent, he owes them a couple of years if not 5.

now if he does both of those things i mite not just like him he could be my favorite player.

Answer 4

ROLE MODEL?? What kind of Role Model would he be? What kind of message would the kids get from Idolizing him, "Its okay to be a Coke-head and be a druggie, because you will eventually become a rich Baseball player."

Answer 5

Neither i respect as a Player and yes what he did do drugs was not acceptable but last time i checked he is human like you and me and i can forgive and give him a second chance , its good he is doing good

Answer 6

He is amazing

Answer 7

LA All Day: Drugs cost Josh Hamilton EVERYTHING. Getting off drugs got him rewarded.

I think he should be a role model, but it should be stressed as a cautionary tale. For someone who is thinking about drugs, using or addicted he can provide a good example and perhaps be an inspiration while they try to clean up. For the rest of us, he should be a warning.

Answer 8

okay wow this is ridiculous you guys need to know that this guy isn't allowed to have more then 20 dollars in his wallet and you guys are saying he is such a good role model he got busted with drugs and went to rehab omg so beause my uncle went to rehab he should be looked at as a role modle and just because he has one good year you guys bow down to himhe should be allowed to be back in but everyone is making so much hype out of a guy that was addicted to herion i just don't like it you guys should look for role models that don't have a drug record

Answer 9

Love him.  Of course he should be allowed back; he had a drug problem, he went to rehab, took care of his problem the responsible way, and now he takes his place as one of the greatest players in baseball today.  He's a role model in that, he's proof that you CAN come back from the brink of throwing your life away, and that you CAN beat the "demons" of your past, and still reach the very top of your chosen field.

Answer 10

He is a sort of role model, that he was able to beat his drug addiction, which proves to people that are addicted that it's still possible to lose the addition, but in the sense of being an baseball player, no athlete should be considered a role model based on his/her ability to play a sport.

Answer 11

I think he's a h**l of a baseball player.  I love to watch him play.

I can understand how people could say he's a role model - he was pretty much at rock bottom but he was able to pick himself up and look where he is now.  I guess he could be considered a "feel good story".  I wouldn't want my children to look at him and think "Ok, it doesn't matter if I s***w up, it'll always get better".  Because Josh is one story - not everyone is able to turn it around like he did.  I wouldn't want them to think it's easy.  And I wouldn't want them to assume that everything will end up perfect, you know?

And honestly - he's human.  He was a drug addict.  he didn't exactly hurt the game in any way - just himself.  I see no reason why he shouldn't have been allowed back in.

Answer 12

He's a great role model because he's been at the lowest point and has been able to surpass that. There aren't many stories like that. He's been open about his past and wants others to see what he did was wrong. He's a great player who deserves a second chance like anyone and took advantage of it. It's a great story that should be publicized.  

Answer 13

Indifferent.  I am from Chicago and know heroine addicts who did not have the opportunity he had and they beat it, yet they are still suffering from being Ex-heroine addicts (Hard for an ex-felon to get a job).

I would respect him tremendously if he started working for ways for drug addicts to get second chances like he did though.  Then I would consider him a role model.

-Besides all that, he is a great ball player.

Answer 14

everybody deserves a second shot

he is a rodel too all people who have been threw a bad stretch and had a drug addiction

i dont see any reason why you cant admire what he has been threw

like chris berman said during the home run derby he wont carry more then 20 $ cause he is scared he will spend it on drugs

he is a a great person

and it is a great story

and not even trying to make a joke

but

his story can really be made into a movie

Answer 15

Role Model? No I really don't. Of course, to earn that lofty title noe must go out and do more then hit a few RBI's. What has Hamilton done in the ways of serving community? Too often today do we, as a society, choose those who we emulate without a thought.

Back in baseball? Certainly. He's cleaned up his act and proven that he is a good ball player.

I'm am happy for his successes. for everyone deserves a second chance.

Answer 16

He is having a great year.  As far a being a ballplayer, let's see how he does over the next few years before we call him a role model.  As for getting clean and sober, yes, he has something to teach other substance dependent people as do all recovering addicts.  

Answer 17

I don't love or hate him but I sure do admire him.

Answer 18

Love Him. I think it was great how he turned his life around. He defintely deserves to be back in baseball and get a second chance. Everybody deserves a second chance =]

Answer 19

HATE

That druggie he should be out of the game

Answer 20

I don't think any athlete goes into sports with the goal of being a role model.  Sports is a business and like any business there are good people and bad people.  I don't care about any athlete's personal life.  I pay my ticket to see them perform on the field of play.

If an athlete merits credit for the way he or she lives their life, so be it.  I'm not judge and jury to be sure.  As for Josh Hamilton being a role model, no, he is not.  It's not his responsibility to be one regardless of what the so called experts say.  It's great they he has taken it upon himself to straighten out his life.  He really had no option as it was either clean up or die!

As far as Hamilton being allowed to return to baseball, of course!  He finally understood the errors of his ways and realized that living was better than dieing.  He is a great talent and as long as he can manage his life I hope he has a great baseball career.

Answer 21

OK, I'm gonna tell you my take on the whole Josh Hamilton deal...

I don't hate him at all. I think his story is inspiring and it's great that he turned his life around when he had the opportunity to. At one point, the media was absolutely beating this story to death. During the ASG..."Don't forget, this is a guy who ruined his life w/ drugs and alcohol..."

Yes, what he did was very admirable, and it's very much a "feel good story" but I also think it could be giving people the wrong impression. Especially kids. They love baseball and they see a guy who did drugs, etc. and who's now a baseball phenomenon. If they think THEY can do drugs and accomplish that they're probably very wrong. But just using this as an inspiring story is great. not an "I wanna be just like him" story, though.