(S20) - PT2 - Role Model

[HalfEatenOnionBagel]

As a Lions fan it's no surprise to find out that my sports role model is Calvin Johnson. I mean on the field what he did is something very few receivers will ever be able to touch. I remember watching him when he played at Georgia Tech and just dominating everyone. When the Lions ended up taking him coincided with the time I really started following the Lions closely so he's just been my favorite player ever since. But for me it's certainly not just about what he did on the field but also how he composed himself. He was soft spoken, humble, hard working. The most celebrating he did was dunking the ball through the goalposts and most of the time he would just give the refs the football. He was nothing close to the sort of diva era receivers that preceded him. You never heard a bad word about him in the media. Heck the worst thing you probably heard about him in the news was that he wasn't that great on dancing with the Stars. He was close with his family and just a true professional in every sense of the word. It's hard to find true role models in professional sports despite the attention a lot of these guys get. But Calvin Johnson is one guy that I think everyone would agree is a true role model. I'm just sad that his time with the Lions wasn't filled with more winning as he deserved that ring more than anyone.