Argumentative Pro Athletes

Some think that professional athletes get paid way too much but others think that they are paid what they deserve. The definition of pro athlete by http://www.allaboutcareers.com/ is a person that makes their living by competing in sporting competitions. Since 760 BC, when the first sport was held in Ancient Greece, athletic events have been enjoyed by people. Athletes provide hours of entertainment to many people all over the world. It is clear that professional athletes do not get paid enough, because they get paid the same amount as actors and they don’t do anything physical. Bill gates paid 114.16 every second and athletes get paid 20 million per season, they both work hard for their money. Their money that they should be paid is being held back, therefore, they are not paid to much.

People should think twice before assuming that professional athletes are overpaid. Looking further into the facts, stats, and emotions of the whole situation might give one insight before concluding that they 're overpaid athletes that just do a sport. One cannot say pro athletes are overpaid when there are others out

Do you think professional athletes are overpaid? You might think they earn more than what they are worth for playing half a year, but athletes have many things which contribute to their salary. Some of these things include their earnings from endorsements, ticket sales, performance, merchandise, their social contributions, and TV ratings. Although there are many factors that contribute to their salary, professional athletes may be overpaid because as a society, we contribute to their success. So, in the end, part of the athlete’s salary comes from the people who support the sports in the first place. These are just some of the reasons why athletes are paid so much money.

Athletes should not earn much more than professionals who save lives, educate the population, and professionals who put their lives in risk for others. These athletes become idols and heroes in the society for being seen every week on the TV and be constantly on the news. When the real idols and heroes are the ones

People use the term professional athlete very loosely. When making an argument that professional athletes are overpaid, people must keep in mind that this includes all types of athletes. Not every professional athlete makes money like Kobe Bryant and Floyd Mayweather. Some professional athletes are hardworking individuals like any athlete, and they hardly make a living for being so talented. At least, compared to other highly talented pro athletes. It is unreasonable for some athletes to sign a contract for over thirty million dollars. However, society must think about how much income that player, in particular, generates for their team. That specific athlete, whom everyone is familiar with, will bring fans to watch the games and witness that professional perform. Additionally, there is a likely chance that those people will convince others to spend money on those player’s merchandise. In the end, professional athletes being overpaid will always be debated amongst society. All I ask, in particular, is that people visualize the broader perspective, and that not all professional athletes are millionaires. There are still many professional athletes who work at the same constant pace as any other athlete, yet still struggle to pay the

“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.

The highest paid Cubs player made around 19 million dollars a couple of years ago. The most money a doctor can make per year is around $500,000. 19 million dollars is a lot more than $500,000, but the person making that much is just paid to play baseball. Professional athletes should not be paid such high amounts because other people who work harder do not get paid half as much, nobody actually needs that much money, and other people who are struggling need money more than they do.

We can also take an account that athletes are getting paid a lot of money because the professional sports industry is a huge business with millions of fans going to games each year. As it was said earlier, players get most of their money from endorsements and from the fans buying merchandise and buying tickets to see games. Professional athletes only make about 1% of an organization's total earnings. This means that the income the athletes are getting from organization’s is barely anything.People also argue that playing a sport isn't a real job so they shouldn't get paid.The only problem with that argument is how many people go to games or have something memorable,like a hat,from their favorite team.So, their argument means nothing as they are the ones feeding cash to the players, buy buying tickets, buying food at the games, buying merchandise, etc. The people who complain do not

How much money do athletes make? Today getting a $1 million contract as an athlete is considered an insult. Yet doctors save lives and don’t even get over 2 hundred-thousand dollars a year. Athleticism isn’t a needed job so why are they paid more.

It is easy to argue that professional athletes are paid too much and should have a change in their pay rate. Athletes get paid more than a doctor who is potentially trying to save somebody else’s life. Besides the salary athletes are already paid they have millions of dollars they receive from sponsors and commercials they are in. These athletes are getting paid a ridiculous amount of money just to go out and just be entertainment. Most athletes are paid too much to go out and get hurt in a few years or not make it.

Even Though athletes do work for there money they should not get paid that much. Athletes make way to much money for people's entertainment.

The people that run our country, make sure everything in our country goes smoothly, and make sure we are at peace with other countries get paid less than athletes and that is not okay. Our country is ran because of congress, without the government where would our country be? Finally, athletes are clearly overpaid is because they get paid way more money in one year than an average person gets paid in a lifetime. People who work so hard at their job get paid minimum wage where athletes get paid at least a million dollars each game they played whether they even played or

Professional athletes are not paid too much. No, because for many reasons. they need more money for there payments and if they get very terrible injures. Also other people think that they do get payed to much.

Pro athletes are not overpaid and should not be criticized for their high salaries.They get their money from fans buying merchandise, tickets and supporting their teams. Pro athletes also get money from big businesses sponsoring them. Although they get a lot of their income from fans and sponsors, they also appear in ads and support businesses. In conclusion, Professional athletes make a lot of money, but deserve all of it.

These Pro Athletes are also getting paid a lot of money becauses they are really well in their sport and why are they doing well. It may because they have a lot of talent and put a lot of time into training but also a lot of it could be the use of a performance