This guy should be the role model used in tv commercials. I doubt it'll happen, though.
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He already is. He also gets a fair amount of media coverage. All well deserved.
Yeah, there was a cool thing where he played current FIDE Chess World Champion Challenger Fabiano Caruana.
Not sure about him being role model, he's very unusually gifted. Most of us can only aspire to being a jack on one trade, he's a master of two.
He certainly has a lot of natural talent in two different areas, but those things only take you so far at the pro level. There are many glowing stories from former coaches and professors acclaiming his work ethic in pursuing both. As role models go, I think he's pretty good. Especially since very few other athletes ever talk about enjoying math.
You have a point but I suppose I'm a bit defeatist.
I'm not so sure that adopting a high flyer as a role model is going to bring happiness for most people.