Kids have lots of other role models: teachers, movie stars, parents, even other kids. As athletes, we can't take the place of parents, but we can help reinforce what they try to teach their kids. Parents just have to make sure they don't take it too far. Sometimes they put us in a position that makes us feel like walking on a tight rope high up in the air which we are bound to fall off eventually. Constantly being watched by the public can be hard to tolerate at times. I don't think most people can imagine what it's like to be watched that closely every minute of every day.