"He's a huge character and a great role model, " Brookes told BBC Newcastle.

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He is a natural leader and is a great role model for some of our younger guys.

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"She was a GREAT and comforting role model for single mothers, as I was one of them at that same time, " wrote a CNN.com commenter with the handle Gera Merix.

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Neil Armstrong had the kind of courage and conviction that makes him a great role model for anyone.

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She represents a really relatable woman and someone that people can look up to and girls can look up to as a really great role model.

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"She was a great role model both personally and professionally, " says Carolyn Frantz.

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He will not only go on the field as a great athlete, but as a new role model for many of us who have failed and thought that a comeback was almost impossible.

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Welsh Secretary Peter Hain said Owens was a great role model for all young sportsmen and women across Wales.

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She is a great role model for all that young women can be, and a reminder of what you can do when you work hard at anything.

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