Pros And Cons Of College Athletes Get Paid

Many people do not understand all the labor and hard work that is put into making a sport seem easier than it really is. A sport like basketball isn’t just unintelligent men aiming to get a ball through a hoop. There is a lot more that goes on behind the scenes. NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shared his experience with the world when he expressed his collegiate sports struggles, “Despite the hours I put in every day, practicing, learning plays, and traveling around the country to play games, and despite the millions of dollars our team generated for UCLA—both in cash and in recruiting students to attend the university—I was always too broke to do much but study, practice, and play.” College sports is streamed nationwide, and millions of people watch and cheer on the players all throughout the season. It is remarkable that even in a situation like Abdul-Jabbar’s, the players can still manage to go out on the field/ court, and do what they have loved ever since they were little kids. Why …show more content…
The issues of existing opportunities that college athletes are provided with, and of course amateurism does not alter a viewer’s image, or my image of the athletes themselves. I hope after hearing my argument that it doesn’t alter your view either. College athletes have to attend their school classes in addition to keeping up with their rigorous practice and game schedules, and also have to provide for themselves in terms of school supplies, college tuition, food, and clothing. Plus, professional athletes have almost the same schedules as professional college athletes, both games are streamed nationwide on TV, and they have the same requirements. If college athletes were paid, all of the effort that they put into their sport through the years would finally seem worth the while, and providing an entertaining game for their fans to watch would be that much more