Are Pro-Athletes Overpaid/Over Glorified?
Sports, to some it is one of the most important things in their life, to others it is just something to watch on the weekend. One thing I know for sure, people love sports. But, some believe that they are overpaid and/or over glorified. In this paper I will discus both sides of the coin. Although, each sport pays differently there is one thing that you can say about all of them, they pay a lot. I can see why people get upset when they struggle to make there payments but hear about someone who makes millions for just playing a sport. Here is some statistics, the highest paid Chicago Bulls player makes approx. 13.5 million a year, while the lowest paid player is about $888,000 that’s an average of about 5 million. So you can just look at that one stat there and can tell that they are paid a lot of money. Here is another example the highest paid Chicago Blackhawks player is 6.3 million a year, but the lowest paid is $512,000 with an average of 2.7 million. I know you are wondering where all this money comes …show more content…
Role models have a huge impact on ones educational motivations and what the person values I there life. Most and dare I say most athletes end up in some kind of trouble. But, some play there game and do their duties and maintain there payments and end up retiring squeaky clean. I do not think that it is a bad thing for kids to have role models at all but the parents need to be careful on who they pick and decide to follow. But, now there is a new term that people use “hero worship” and that is not a good thing. Hero worship is like following and doing everything that that person does on a daily basis. Buying all the same gear, same cars, same hair, dress the same. They try to center their life on that one person who may not be a good person for them to be so consumed
Sports, to some it is one of the most important things in their life, to others it is just something to watch on the weekend. One thing I know for sure, people love sports. But, some believe that they are overpaid and/or over glorified. In this paper I will discus both sides of the coin. Although, each sport pays differently there is one thing that you can say about all of them, they pay a lot. I can see why people get upset when they struggle to make there payments but hear about someone who makes millions for just playing a sport. Here is some statistics, the highest paid Chicago Bulls player makes approx. 13.5 million a year, while the lowest paid player is about $888,000 that’s an average of about 5 million. So you can just look at that one stat there and can tell that they are paid a lot of money. Here is another example the highest paid Chicago Blackhawks player is 6.3 million a year, but the lowest paid is $512,000 with an average of 2.7 million. I know you are wondering where all this money comes …show more content…
Role models have a huge impact on ones educational motivations and what the person values I there life. Most and dare I say most athletes end up in some kind of trouble. But, some play there game and do their duties and maintain there payments and end up retiring squeaky clean. I do not think that it is a bad thing for kids to have role models at all but the parents need to be careful on who they pick and decide to follow. But, now there is a new term that people use “hero worship” and that is not a good thing. Hero worship is like following and doing everything that that person does on a daily basis. Buying all the same gear, same cars, same hair, dress the same. They try to center their life on that one person who may not be a good person for them to be so consumed