Stephanie Soo argues that society should not expect athletes to be perfect role models, and their careers after sports are often limited by a lack of alternative options.

“what do you want her to do would it be better would it make people feel better if she's at the subway station doing handstands fully clothed like is that what you want so that you can feel sad and then you can be like Aw and then give her a dollar and then walk away like why do you want that”

Cam Newton asserts that his public image is shaped by his refusal to conform to narratives, regardless of the media's influence.

“I'm a black man who knows who he is. And I'm not going to conform to that. A lot of people are used to having, you know, people in place that they can control. And I think, you know, going through my life, I've realized you the narrative going to be what the narrative's going to be.”

He chooses to remain authentic rather than conform to expectations for the sake of his public image.

“I got to stay you know true to you know how I was growing up uh if I switch it then it's fake you know what I mean so I kind of like to keep it authentic and uh you know be the best version of myself regardless of where I'm at”

Cam Bynum advocates for the freedom of defensive players to celebrate on the field because they earn the right to have fun through high-effort play and achieving turnovers.

“If the offense can score and do a dance I'm like why can't the defense? It's way harder to get a turnover on defense than it is to score a touchdown on offense.”