Professional Athlete's Image

My topic I am doing for my research project is how professional athletes cause a negative image or reputation on not only themselves but the entire athlete class. Most athletes feel like they are under the microscope and get accused more often than a normal person would, which is true, but they are held to a higher standard than everyone else. Knowing this athletes should make better choices in what they do. My primary source I will be using for most of my information is ESPN. The ideal audience would be professional athletes to read my paper and realize it's not all about them.