Athletes and Politics

I think that athletes have every right to speak out about politics. Athletes are people too and therefore they should be able to state their opinions. The fact that they are in the spotlight can be troublesome, but it is not fair that because they are known for what they do that they cannot be able to speak freely. I think that it is important, though, that atheletes remember that they are being looked at very closely and everything they say can, and most likely, will be published by the media which means that they need to pay close attention to how they might express their opinions. Just because athletes are looked at as figures in our society whom should be setting examples does not mean that they cannot be an American citizen as well. Everyone is allowed to have their opinions when it comes to politics and so should athletes.