Amateur

Playing a sport is fun, but being paid big dollars for it, majority of society find that ludicrous. It’s understable why many people oppose the high salaries athletes make because it’s hard to believe a person can make that much from playing ball and having fun. Society view athletes as an overpaid profession from their emotions. There’s have to be why athletes make on average millions a year. They are not paid that “ridiculous” amount for no apparent reason. Athletes are behind the success of…

Are professionals athletes really worth all the money they are given for their “careers”? Athletes are not overpaid. They dedicate their lives to one sole sport while missing out on important personal life things, just to entertain us. Although it may look like they live elegant lives their job comes with many disadvantages as well. I believe athletes deserve what they earn because while playing their sports injuries are a constant threat that can end or alter their lives, many jobs wouldn’t…

Even though their are starving people in America still today, should athletes still get all the money? Athletes worked hard to get where they are, but there are kids all over America who deserve a chance at life, however athletes get way too much money. Athletes do not deserve that much money, the starving children of America need that money. The athletes worked hard to get where they are, but the children in America that are starving deserve that money that gets wasted. When athletes get that…

Are Athletes Paid too Much? Have you ever thought about how much professional athletes are getting paid? If you have do you think that they are getting paid too much or a good amount? I believe that they are getting paid too much and here’s why. Athletes are getting paid too much because many people who save lives don’t get paid as much as professional athletes, tickets to games cost lots of money due to the amount of money athletes are getting paid, and the money used to pay the athletes could…

Greed. Greed can be a very addictive weapon that can be used in many different ways. One way that greed is used aot is in baseball. In baseball there are players who think they are so much better than everyone else and always demand more. Or you have the sports agents that always want to get the largest amount of money for their client(scott boras). In baseball or even all sports when players hit free agency they all want to cash into these monster contracts. Now these contracts differ from…

Star athletes are getting paid loads more than they really should. The athletes are obtaining millions of dollars when they should be giving that money to other things. There are athletes out there barely earning money at all, while others are being paid millions of dollars. Star competitors are getting paid way too much, all they get paid for is playing a game, there are good athletes that don’t get paid, plus people out there doing better thing get paid less. Athletes get paid way too much…

As most high school students stress over their college admission, some stress over trying to get an athletic scholarship. Athletic scholarships can let the student get a real chance at a better life or even a chance at becoming a pro. College is a time where people can explore career options, have fun and experience the real world. To a student athlete, college exists as a path to a successful career, however, collegiate athletes who have potential in a professional career in sports view college…

Diego Maradona was a professional soccer player most known for his International achievements. It was said that he failed a couple of drug tests and that he was on cocaine. Many people lost respect for him when they heard this. He denied doing drugs at first, but he then admitted to it. Professional athletes should be banned from their sport for doing drugs because young people look up to them and they are putting a bad example. Doping in sports is not allowed in any sport, and should not be…

“People complain that professional athletes get paid too much, but what they don’t understand is that we need a lot of money because we spend a lot of money,” is a quote from Patrick Ewing, a famous NBA star. His quote directly shows that athletes are being paid too much. For example athletes get paid a great deal more than the working class. They also get paid way more than surgeons, who save lives. There are also orphanages who barely make enough money to keep the kids safe. In all, athletes…

LeBron James and many other athletes make millions of dollars each year. Yes, professional athletes do gain their salary because they are extremely impressive, but they are not worth millions of dollars than nurses, firefighters, and policemen that dedicate their lives for the rest of us. However, athletes are overpaid. Some people think that these athletes are not overpaid. Tom Brady makes $36 million in one year. Compare that with the average income for a family: $54,000. Americans will work a…