Professional Athlete Research Paper

Ever since 3rd grade I had aspired of becoming a professional athlete I had dreamed of being in the spotlight and hearing the crowd roar. I began to try out different sports to find out which one was best for me. I tried baseball, soccer, and basketball. It wasn’t until later that I finally started playing football, that’s when I began to give thought to actually becoming a professional athlete. After further research I have found that being a professional athlete is actually less glamorous than it appears to be and that I would not be a good fit for the job.

In the research of the career I found many interesting facts about professional athlete. One of the most interesting facts I learned while researching this career was that a professional athlete has to endure many intense weather conditions during their practices and games. As Cordner Nelson states, “Athletes who participate in football or soccer...often compete in hot, rainy, or freezing conditions. Nelson’s quote shows the intense weather conditions that many professional athletes have to endure. Being a professional athlete also presents the risk of …show more content…
According to Nelson, “The expenses of a sport can be overwhelming….” Not only do these many disadvantages to becoming a professional athlete add up, it is also extremely difficult to even join the profession in the first place. “Of the million high school football players only about 150 make it to the NFL.” At Career Night professional football player, Nicholas Giaquinto said that if we would like to become a professional athlete then we should always have a backup plan. He said this because it is extremely difficult to become a professional athlete and even more difficult to stay on the team and keep your job. Giaquinto was cut from both the New York Giants and New York Jets before finally being accepted to the Miami Dolphins and later the Washington