Athletes Are Underpaid

Professional sports have been a passing time in our generation and more importantly a business. Over the years sports have gained millions of viewers and fans. Sports arenas and stadiums seats have been sold as a result millions of dollars have been made through professional sports. Before social media and mass media shined light to life as a professional athlete, we were unaware of exactly what went on behind the curtains between the athletes and the organization that they played for. Despite the fact that athletes can earn a lot of money at the highest level, they also experience bad work conditions, dissatisfied with how they are treated, unreasonable pay and benefits, and the organization not being interested in their well being.

Imagine there was no professional sports on TV. Athletes are not overpaid, they’re highly talented and determined entertainers with extraordinary physical abilities. Professional athletes are not overpaid because they work hard for their earnings, athletes are role models, and the numbers don’t lie.

“The truth is that these high wages can corrupt people by making them greedier, which is why so many athletes are quick to change teams for a higher paycheck”(Mike Florio). Instead of being thankful for their careers and high pay, they are showing others how to do wrong; usually in cases like that, their money gets taken away, they don't usually get a raise. “Their high wages would be easier to accept if athletes made a better impact on society, like capitalizing on their fame to be role models. Although some may do this, all too often, we hear about the scandals: using steroids to artificially enhance their performance, cheating on their significant others or abusing their families”(Ashley Figueroa). Athletes now have less common sense, they make negative impacts on society, and they are greedier than

Professional athletes are highly talented and determined entertainers with extraordinary physical abilities. They compete in various sports to entertain people and make a living. Those include basketball, football, baseball, hockey, tennis, and the list goes on to any athlete that gets paid to play. These athletes train really hard and for long hours to be the best at what they do. Fans pay to watch them perform because they really enjoy seeing them. Like other entertainers, such as actors and singers, athletes are paid large amounts for their performances. Professional athletes are not overpaid for the amount of physical and mental stress they go through to do their job.

“Touchdown Patriots! 3, 2, 1! And the Patriots win the Superbowl!” Millions of pieces of confetti were falling on them, as if it were the money that they make every year. But wouldn’t you think that people, like doctors, would earn 5.15 million dollars for saving people’s lives every single day, and professional football players would make $189,000 - $258,000? It is actually the other way around. Professional athletes started to get paid for playing sports in the 1920’s, which is when people started to actually notice them, and they were paid, on average, 5,000 dollars a year. Now don’t get me wrong, getting paid to entertain people in fine. But today, they get paid 5.15 million dollars a year, just by playing sports. I think that might be going a little bit overboard. In my opinion, professional athletes get paid too much.

There are millions of people who save lives while a handful who are athletes. There are other dangerous jobs that do not get as much money as athletes. In the text it states,” Nurses who dedicate their lives to the care of others didn’t get that much. Firefighters who pull little kids out of burning buildings didn’t get that much.” As one can see athletes get paid too much compared to an average family. Doctors, who work so hard to take care of little children and adults, don’t get as much money either.Athletes should not get paid too much as there are other dangerous jobs that don’t get as much money as athletes.

How sport is presented and supported today can mean total success or deep failure tomorrow. Every year the government of Canada provides money for athletics through three programs all of which add up to around $256 million, but that is only going towards the athletes, not even the facilities. The average cost to build a new professional facility is $6 billion, and to build a simple recreational center it costs $5.7 million. Contractors and businessmen set budgets before building anything new but the budgets always rise; regions get no economic boost from spending money on tickets and building projects and spectators are becoming uninterested in watching live games. The government should not use taxpayer dollars to support athletes and build

It is probably believed that sport adepts deserve to be more well-paid than other experts. The high salary advocates these celebrities going through arduous trainings. The hard exercises and fervent games lead to high-pressure competition and the potential risk of trauma, the implication has long term impacts compared to their relatively short

I believe that people that play sports in college should be paid because people in college struggle a lot for their living expenses. It is very hard in college to pay for tuition, living expenses, etc. People say that some nights they go hungry without food. I believe that it isn't fair for hard working athletes that risk getting injured to not get paid for their sports. Sport athletes should get paid more for their time in athletics because they are the reason colleges get money from the tickets and merchandise.

Introduction In this essay, I, will determine and explore both sides of the argument to investigate if athletes or celebrities in general are overpaid. Throughout, the years there have been numerous strikes and lockouts in about almost every major sport; as well as strikes and lockouts in union jobs. These strikes are more familiar or notable in professional leagues such as the MLB, NFL and NBA. The difference in the strikes at the union jobs are these individuals may need and deserve a pay raise, while others are becoming obsessed with wealth.

On the achieve article “Should These Players Be Paid” it says that some colleges make a lot of money from their sports programs. Should the athletes be paid? I’m here to say yes. The athletes are not overpaid but rather that they deserve what they earn. So, let us accustom ourselves, then, not to judge things solely by what is seen, but rather by what is not seen. In other words, paraphrasing Frédéric Bastiat’s quote, we should look deeper and find the truth, that athletes are in fact NOT overpaid.

In today 's mainstream media the spotlight is constantly on celebrities and glorifying the life of professional athletes. The question of athletes being overpaid and not really working arises more and more. What makes their nontraditional occupation wurth a multi million dollar contract? Some say nothing-- they are grossly overpaid, but the simple truth is that the road to get to the pros entails dedication, overcoming adversity, diet, training, image and consistency. The idea that athletes are overpaid is completely false because of the preparation and work that goes into becoming elite.

Can you guess who can make millions of dollars every year? Is it the president of the U.S.? No. Nurses? Wrong. Athletes makes millions of dollars. Many professional athletes get paid millions of dollars. Some people think that these athletes get overpaid. Does it really make sense to have entertainers get paid more than those who spend their lives helping those in need? It doesn’t. Why do athletes get paid huge amounts of money, then?

When sports exploded in the 1900’s athletes were paid like regular working citizens. Most athletes had to work over the summer to keep their mortgages paid. In present day, professional athletes are dished out astronomical salaries in exchange for their play. Many of these athletes have the opportunity to be set for life within the first years of their contracts. Eighteen and nineteen year olds are given multi-million dollar contracts. While these athletes are getting paid these ridiculous amounts of money, we have millions of hard working public service members that are getting the tiniest fractions of some of these contracts. In comparison, “each basket

Athletes stand a better chance of making the world a better place. This is attributed to they are public figures and command a great following. The less fortunate people in the society are as much important as the athletes themselves, their coaches as well as their fans. Athletes have the responsibility to fight for social justice. They should be ready to part of their huge pays for the sake of recognition of the people’s rights and better living