The Little Leaguer has made an excellent choise of role models in Bill Gates, but it might be better if he does not ever have a chance to meet the real Bill Gates in person because the advantages of a role model often vanishes when that role model becomes a close acquaintance. It reminds me of my own role model when I was this kids age. His name was Werner von Braun, the famous missile scientist. Often the advantages of a choice of a famous person as a role model disappear when that person is known personally and close. In that case, the role model becomes simply a good Dad who, although still a role model, must be known and taken on balance along with the many faults which we all have, which was the case with my own Dad, who had many faults but was still the best Dad and role model who ever lived. A very young person is not mature enough to adequately perform that balancing act; therefore, it is better that early role models be viewed from a distance, except, of course, a Dad, who has other essential roles to play in the raising of a kid other than just being a role model.