Cheating in Sports
Some people will do anything to win but sometimes they do it dishonestly. For instance, corking bats, taking PEDs, or paying referees to throw a game are just some examples of cheating. Some people believe that if athletes are caught cheating they should be given another chance, while others believe they must be banned from the sport. Athletes who are caught cheating should be banned completely from the sport because athletes get paid millions of dollars, it is not fair for anyone, and sports will get more and more violent when there are cheaters involved.
Athletes are getting paid millions of dollars but that’s wasted money if the players are violating the rules. “The average amount of money made by a professional athlete is 2.562 million dollars which adds up to 12.6 million dollars made in an average career” (USA Today 1). This evidence supports my claim because sports teams are wasting up to 12.6 million dollars on a deceiving career knowing they could’ve spent that money on an earned career. As a rule most teams stay out of trouble to get rewards. “In 2010, the Ohio State football …show more content…
Cheaters have to be banned or else sports will become more violent. There are a lot of atrocious effects that can happen if other players find out if they are cheating like hitting a batter with a pitch, committing a hard foul on purpose or even just playing dirty. Most people want to play sports safely without getting severely injured. “Alex Rodriguez admitted in 2009 that he had used steroids from 2001-03 when he played for the Texas Rangers” (Thompson 1). Because of Rodriguez’s actions, all Major League Baseball players hated him and Alex got hit with many pitches at the plate and baserunners even slid in to him on purpose trying to injure him. Furthermore, if players choose to cheat they are taking a huge risk of getting maltreated and they should be kicked out because sports will get more
Some people will do anything to win but sometimes they do it dishonestly. For instance, corking bats, taking PEDs, or paying referees to throw a game are just some examples of cheating. Some people believe that if athletes are caught cheating they should be given another chance, while others believe they must be banned from the sport. Athletes who are caught cheating should be banned completely from the sport because athletes get paid millions of dollars, it is not fair for anyone, and sports will get more and more violent when there are cheaters involved.
Athletes are getting paid millions of dollars but that’s wasted money if the players are violating the rules. “The average amount of money made by a professional athlete is 2.562 million dollars which adds up to 12.6 million dollars made in an average career” (USA Today 1). This evidence supports my claim because sports teams are wasting up to 12.6 million dollars on a deceiving career knowing they could’ve spent that money on an earned career. As a rule most teams stay out of trouble to get rewards. “In 2010, the Ohio State football …show more content…
Cheaters have to be banned or else sports will become more violent. There are a lot of atrocious effects that can happen if other players find out if they are cheating like hitting a batter with a pitch, committing a hard foul on purpose or even just playing dirty. Most people want to play sports safely without getting severely injured. “Alex Rodriguez admitted in 2009 that he had used steroids from 2001-03 when he played for the Texas Rangers” (Thompson 1). Because of Rodriguez’s actions, all Major League Baseball players hated him and Alex got hit with many pitches at the plate and baserunners even slid in to him on purpose trying to injure him. Furthermore, if players choose to cheat they are taking a huge risk of getting maltreated and they should be kicked out because sports will get more