According to an article written by sports writer Paul Ator of whatculture.com, there are six reasons why athletes are not over paid. He began by stating first that athletes really do earn their salary. He also stated …show more content…
Simply put, many of us believe that they make too much money and that some of that money could be going to better use. By the same token, many of us believe that our professional athletes should get every cent they earn because of what they have to put their bodies through and because of the risk they take each and every practice, as well as every game. The fact of the matter still remains that talented professional athletes will always have an opportunity to make excessive amounts of money. The public will always want to be amused or entertained; therefore they will continue to pay to see their favorite professional athlete