Modern Heros?

A very interesting point that was brought up in the Campbell reading was the idea of the sports arena being a display for modern heroes. At first I thought it was strange that our sports hero's are shown in certain medias such as TV and in stadiums. However, after thinking about it a little, I realized that many of the heroes in the past were also shown in the most advanced media. What I still find a little embarrassing for today's society, is that our heroes "boon" is minimal to non-existent in many cases. Yes, there are the feel good stories about sport starts using their wealth and public domain to help others, but for every act of generosity, there is 100 stories about stars who abuse their money, and in extreme cases, actually become hindrances off the field they play on. I feel our ideals of heroes have fallen. Yes we still admire those who do good deeds, and those even out of the profession of athlete that help their fellow man get recognition, but that seems very short lived, even if those individual constantly better the community they live in. However, those who follow in the path of OJ Simson are remembered throughout decades. For every Nnamdi Asomugha, the Walter Payton award winning for good deeds, and yes I doubt anyone knew that further proving my point, there is Barry Bonds, who will be known as the face of an entire era in baseball. This idea on focusing on the negatives seems to be a major ideal that has changed since the heroes of the past.