Today all different types of sports are broadcasted on television. The media talks about Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Derrick Rose, Kevin Durant, and other popular athletes signing million dollar contracts. Yet most sports enthusiasts never stop to think, “Wow! That’s a lot of money”. Why do athletes get paid so much? Why is someone worth millions of dollars?” (Wilbon). Popular sports athletes deserve million dollar salaries, because these are the players we watch, we cheer for, we buy jerseys, t- shirts, and shoes from. These players put a lot of hard work into what they do and bring a lot of joy to many people 's lives. Professional athletes go through college, and trained hard for their whole life so it would be possible for them to play professional sports (“Do…”). The people that go against professional athletes getting paid as much as they do, should
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ESPN is one of the biggest television channels in the world, it has to be in the top 3 most viewed TV programs in the United States (Griffin). Without them there would be no entertainment. Like UNC vs Duke basketball/football. People will camp for weeks in extremely bad weather conditions. People love big rivals of sport teams the thrill of their team winning and rubbing it in another fan 's face. UNC vs Duke is the biggest rival on ESPN. Their stadiums are always sold out, like when the NBA finals the last game is always sold out. Another example is the Super Bowl. It is always sold out; that must be the most watched sporting event that’s on television. So these athletes deserve to be paid because of their hard work and effort and giving people what they really want and that is entertainment. Professional athletes deserve to be paid as much as they currently are because of the extreme amount of work the athletes put into their profession and the sport, the athletes help stimulate the economy, and the athletes provide people with endless
ESPN is one of the biggest television channels in the world, it has to be in the top 3 most viewed TV programs in the United States (Griffin). Without them there would be no entertainment. Like UNC vs Duke basketball/football. People will camp for weeks in extremely bad weather conditions. People love big rivals of sport teams the thrill of their team winning and rubbing it in another fan 's face. UNC vs Duke is the biggest rival on ESPN. Their stadiums are always sold out, like when the NBA finals the last game is always sold out. Another example is the Super Bowl. It is always sold out; that must be the most watched sporting event that’s on television. So these athletes deserve to be paid because of their hard work and effort and giving people what they really want and that is entertainment. Professional athletes deserve to be paid as much as they currently are because of the extreme amount of work the athletes put into their profession and the sport, the athletes help stimulate the economy, and the athletes provide people with endless