If looking at the etymology of the word, it comes from the Latin root of amator which means love. We want athletes to play hard, be competitive and enjoy what they are doing purely spawning from the fact that this sport is something beloved to them. Most student athletes fall under this category, they love what they are doing and very humbled by the opportunity to do the thing they love. This is also what attracts people to watch college sports, as many prefer watching college basketball over NBA as the demeanor of the games are different. Paying student athletes for what they do would dismantle the lasting bit of amateurism left in the world. The reason people truly enjoy amateurism is due to the fact that people love competition for the sake of competing. The idea of competition is part of human nature, and consciously when its known that the people are playing a sport just to compete, the public is likely to be more appealed to this event. There have been reports from student athletes that they do not have enough money for food as Shabizz Napier said in a post-game interview. He said that sometimes food was scarce, this is understandable as all athletes need a certain amount of calories. The teams supply breakfast, lunch, and dinner and sometimes athletes get hungry apart from this, as well as other college students. Scholarships given by the school, or other scholarships apart from
If looking at the etymology of the word, it comes from the Latin root of amator which means love. We want athletes to play hard, be competitive and enjoy what they are doing purely spawning from the fact that this sport is something beloved to them. Most student athletes fall under this category, they love what they are doing and very humbled by the opportunity to do the thing they love. This is also what attracts people to watch college sports, as many prefer watching college basketball over NBA as the demeanor of the games are different. Paying student athletes for what they do would dismantle the lasting bit of amateurism left in the world. The reason people truly enjoy amateurism is due to the fact that people love competition for the sake of competing. The idea of competition is part of human nature, and consciously when its known that the people are playing a sport just to compete, the public is likely to be more appealed to this event. There have been reports from student athletes that they do not have enough money for food as Shabizz Napier said in a post-game interview. He said that sometimes food was scarce, this is understandable as all athletes need a certain amount of calories. The teams supply breakfast, lunch, and dinner and sometimes athletes get hungry apart from this, as well as other college students. Scholarships given by the school, or other scholarships apart from