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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…

Would you like to earn over $10 million by simply playing a game or making someone laugh? Well, professional athletes/ entertainers do, but do they really deserve it? In my opinion, they do deserve it. This economy sucks because of the low paying of jobs. But I think these professional athletes/ entertainers deserve the money. They deserve to earn large sums of money because they need well working equipment, they provide us with entertainment , and they have to deal with our fandom. For one,…

Imagine, you were a MLB player and you had millions of dollars. What would you do with it? Nobody deserves that much money unless they found a cure for cancer, or are saving lives. Athletes get paid too much. Athletes don’t think about the real world. Many athletes buy 3-5 cars when they can only drive one at a time then later on wonder where a chunk of their money went. Also so some athletes buy million-billion dollar mansions. Then when they retire can’t afford that type of house. Lastly if…

It is another home run, penalty kick, a three-pointer, touchdown, and another underpaid athlete. Every day in America, thousands of professional athletes are being underpaid and overworked. Coaches are pushing athletes to their limits to ensure they perform their best ability on the court, field, or pitch. With these hard working schedules and sore muscles, it is only right we originate back to the way things are supposed to be. Year after year, athletes are given the same paycheck and some…

Do Professional Athletes Deserve the Big Bucks? Have you ever heard of the green-eyed monster? William Shakespeare’s Iago was probably the first to use that term in all of human history in the play Othello, when he said, “Oh, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on.” …

Professional athletes are dedicated, hard working people, who inspire and entertain millions of fans. Yet, do they need to get paid in millions? Athletes earn extreme salaries, while people who save lives can’t come close to the amount of money an athlete like Lebron James gets paid within a year. There are many people around the world who deal with the pressure of saving lives and those who handle dangerous, life threatening jobs . According to the author of “Are Athletes Overpaid?”, “Nurses…

Remember back in high school playing sports everyday? Playing games every week and practicing everyday? But imagine getting paid thousands of dollars to do it. Sounds Great, right? That’s exactly what professional athletes do on a daily basis. They get to have fun and be kids again just because they get to play the sport they love. They get to live in big houses, and drive sports cars, and travel all over the country every week. This career is important because it keeps the people watching the…

Are reading and writing connected? People may have a different answer to that question, some can argue that throughout someones’ life reading and writing are both essential to be successful; while others believe that reading and writing are not necessary to be notable in what one can achieve in his or her lifetime, thus resulting in a different life choices according to one’s belief. There are certain jobs that do not demand reading and writing as part of their fundamental job requirements, and…

Coming into college I found I only had a passion for one thing, soccer. I have played soccer since I was four years old, so the opportunity to play collegiate soccer is the sole reason I decided to attend Concordia University Irvine, but little did I know this would be the best decision of my life thus far for a much different reason. Within my first semester I had changed my major three times. I applied to Concordia as a psychology major, then switched to business, and finally found my calling…

ESPN’s documentary “Broke” in the 30 for 30 series uncovers the unfortunate truth about professional athletes’ inability to control their finances. It was originally written in 2012 to either prove or disprove Sports Illustrated’s report which stated 60 percent of NBA players and over 70 percent of NFL players file for bankruptcy within five years post-retirement. ESPN did in fact prove this staggering statistic. The glamourous thoughts that all professional athletes are wealthy, high-rolling…