can be great role models and earn the money they receive. The following argument will give evidence of how athletes can be great role models and how they earn their money. The amount of money received by athletes is looked down upon, but being a professional athlete is not only a job, but also a career similar to what others would have in any other field of work. “Athletes put well over 40 hours a week of practice, study, workouts, and game time.”(Stein) Multiple people complain that pro ball…
There are many reasons that the superstars or celebrities get paid more than others. First, the fact of trade investment and marketing. The celebrities will have a company to take care of them. So, they have to work hard to wroth the value. The celebrities was made famous by the company. When the company is famous by them, the company will have the sponsors and the costumers will hire the celebrities to show. That made the celebrities become famous. Next, the company must have bodyguard to take…
Athletics are a major part of who I am. My entire youth is filled with both organized and unorganized sports. From racing my cousins to early morning basketball games at the local YMCA. My father, and his side of the family are mainly responsible for this love of athletics. Some of them even found a way to allow sports to catapult them into financially successful lives. Though those few were high school and college legends, I have a path of my own that has made me much more than just an athlete.…
Oxford Dictionaries define golf as, “a game played on a large open-air course, in which a small hard ball is struck with a club into a series of small holes in the ground, the object being to use the fewest possible strokes to complete the course” This sport has remained popular throughout the centuries. Over time the sport has advanced in its techniques, strategies, scoring rules, and equipment, yet the fundamental objective to win has remained the same. Because there are many early records of…
You may not be inclined to take a winter vacation to a warm weather climate just for a golf outing, or simply unable to get enough time off work. That means, if you’re an avid golfer living in a cold weather region, you’ll need to play your local golf courses during the winter months whenever the weather is pleasant enough to get in a few holes. This means you will have to deal with course conditions caused by winter weather, including applying winter rules to various situations, if doing so…
taking steroids, is getting stripped from the awards they earned throughout their career. In the article “Steroids An Overview” by Quezzaire, Pilar, Sprague, and Nancy it states, “ In 2012, legendary cyclist Lance Armstrong was stripped of his professional wins, including seven Tour de France championships, amid accusations that he used performance-enhancing drugs throughout the peak of his career”(Quezzaire, Pilar, Sprague, and Nancy). Lance Armstrong isn’t even the only athlete who had their…
My field of study will be electrical engineering which will give me the skills to help create numerous advancements in society and help other people. Engineering in general is an essential part of American culture due to how it is involved with creating everything used in the world. Each aspect of any sort of building, technology, and process is designed and improved upon by engineers to create a more efficient system and solve many of the world’s problems. To have any degree in engineering is…
Drug use has lead to the downfall of many professional and non-professional athletes. These athletes have fell off because of the drugs worsening their play or suspension or expulsion from their respective leagues or teams due to their drug use. Many people believe that drugs help with sports, but research has contradicted this. The careers of many pro athletes have backed up this research. The result of drug use in sports is negative and apparent and has even lead to the death of some athletes.…
job for the parents or other influential people that spend time with children and teenagers such as teachers or coaches. Unfortunately, some parents cannot accept the duty of being a role model for their children. In today’s society, the sport professionals are considered the role models when parents don’t take on the responsibility. Sometimes, they can be horrible role models with terrible attitudes and leadership characteristics. On the other hand, these athletes can be very great role models…
Although most people think athletes should make as much money as they do, others think they shouldn't make so much. Athletes get paid millions and even sometimes billions of dollars per game. I'm going to use my favorite player, Lebron James. Lebron gets paid 30,963,450 dollars a year. Lebron is the top paid player in the NBA. In 2017 Lebron James is the top most paid player in the NBA. Lebron makes, 30,963,450 dollars a year, that's a lot of money. Today hard workers get paid about 25 dollars…