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To help achieve a better understanding of how comparable professional athletes are in their respective sports, looking at the top 100 earners in each sport will help. The MLB dominates other sports in average salary for the top 100 earners with 16.4 million dollars. Although the MLB has the highest average salary for the top 100 earners in the sport, they are being undervalued. “On average, teams are undervaluing players by 357,836.64” (Pearce). Since athletes in baseball seem to make the most…

Professional athletes, especially NBA players are harshly criticized of their high salaries because many people feel what they do does not amount to what they are being paid. They feel NBA players aren’t contributing enough to be paid on that magnitude. Many people can’t stand that NBA players are paid millions while teachers, doctors, lawyers, or other professions are making nothing compared to them. Many strongly feel that NBA players do nothing more than play a ball game. However, there is a…

Are Athletes Paid Too Much People are asking, are professional athletes paid too asking? I think professional athletes are getting paid way too much for just playin a game with a ball. They are getting paid millions of dollars for just playing a sport. Professional athletes are getting paid a lot of money. They play sports for fun and all of a sudden get paid a lot. There are a lot of good athletes that don’t want to play in the big leagues and have to pay the league. I do not think it is…

The single cost for a minor injury in a high school sport is $709 dollars. Just imagine how much a professional player's injuries would cost! Pro athletes deserve every penny they get because of their hard work. Professional athletes have to do a lot of things to gain and sustain their salaries. People think pro athletes are just entertainment. but they play for the love of the sport. Professional athletes are undoubtedly not paid too much and they deserve every penny they get because they have…

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Many athletes and entertainers are paid magnificent sums of money. Some people do not think that athletes should be paid large sums of money. I believe that athletes and entertainers should earn large sums of money because they work hard, are talented, and are famous. It is difficult for athletes and entertainers because they work all the time and must practice constantly. Athletes and entertainers can have a combined salary of 2.6 billion dollars. One reason why athletes and entertainers…

Did you know that most of all those athletes, bands , and fortune-500 business owners on T.V. are where they are today because of a principle known as the 10,000 hour rule.This principle states that in order for a person to achieve mastery for a certain skill that they have to spend at least 10,000 hours of concentrated practice for the skill. It is a very controversial key to success and many people disapprove of this method. Though many people agree that it’s an effective way to gain success.…

Actors and Actresses, singers and athletes are very entertaining, but I don't think they should be paid higher than doctors and surgeons. I would consider myself a pretty big movie fan, if there is a new release I want to see, I am the first in line at the theatre. There are TV shows that everyone watches religiously, and movie stars and actors that we adore. Acting and being able to bring a character to life is a talent, but is it more of a talent than performing life saving operations like…

I'm here to ask a very good question are you a sports fan or a sports fanatic? I looked up both definitions and the dictionary states for a fan the meaning is "an enthusiastic devotee or follower of sports or sports team" the meaning of a fanatic is "a person with an extreme enthusiasm or zeal for sports or sports team". The difference between a sports fan and a sports fanatic is a very fine line. I consider myself a fanatic, and I will give you my opinion of the fine line that separates a fan…

There are many innovations that can be made in the world. If I had to pick one it would be the innovation of the soccer ball. Imagine you can play the soccer ball wherever you would like when you kick it. There could be an app where you use the camera on your phone. You can use the camera to click the spot you want the ball to go to. The soccer ball would be able to go from 0 to 120 yards. 120 yards is the size of a football field, so it would be able to go very far. The soccer ball would be…