Professional athletes deserve nothing that they have today. All they do is sit on their bums and watch mindless tv like real Americans. Most people earn a wage that is incomparable to the pro athlete’s wages. People who risk their lives don’t even get paid as much as the pros. For instance, firemen, nurses, and soldiers save lives and the soldiers even go as far as to risk their lives and don’t even make as much as them in a LIFETIME! Lebron james makes infinitely more then those people do. He makes at least, or over, 71 million dollars a year. I can’t even fathom such a massive amount of money. Even doctors don’t get paid as much as he does, and they actually save lives sometimes. Teachers work real hard to take care and educate kids with no extra benefit, and the special ed teachers get it the worst. It’s unfair to the people that work twice as hard as they do. If they play a game or not, they get paid regardless. Oil field workers don’t get paid as much either. They work physically hard for minimum pay. Pro athletes don’t have to worry about bills, too. They can live, or do live, without a care in the world. Everyone else lines from paycheck to pay to paycheck. There isn’t enough money in the world. There is a lot, perhaps even millions, obviously, two-income families. Indeed, some athletes work hard and …show more content…
Negligible even. I still get that some people do like watching them play games, and I understand that, I just don’t like the pro athletes or their egos, because let’s admit it, they are prideful sometimes. professional athletes don’t deserve any of the stuff they have today. All they do is sti on their bume and watch mindless tv like real Americans. They’re just a bunch of prideful, smug, overconfident, lobotomies. I don’t like their ego, nor do I like any aspect of them whatsoever. They don’t deserve anything they have
Do think that it is necessary for Pro-athletes to get a limit to what they get paid through salary caps? There shouldn’t be a salary cap in professional sports because all-stars might be paid the same amount of money as really bad players with low salaries or vise versa, if people pay a lot of money to watch these all-stars they shouldn’t have a limit to how much they get paid, and if all-stars aren’t happy about the low paying salary some of these players might quit their pro league and sports fans would be angered and mad.
Paying college athletes make millions,if not 100’s of thousands for their college over four years.I believe college athletes do not get as much compensation as they should because they make a lot of money for their colleges but don't get paid and because scholarship money doesnt cover everything due to practices and school work they don't have much time at
Should College Athletes Get Paid or Not? One of the biggest issues with college athletes is if they should get paid or not. College athletes do get scholarships to play for whatever sport they intend to play at the university of his or her choosing but they also need money for extracurricular activities such as going to the movies, hanging out with friends, food, etc. So my thesis is what are the advantages and disadvantages of college athletes getting paid.
One reason athletes should be paid less is because their jobs aren't helping the society. For example a nurse only makes $70,000 a year, unlike basketball superstar LeBron James who makes $71 million a year. People that help
These athletes live a much more difficult and jam-packed life than the average college student, so they should be given more in return for what they do for the school and everyone around them. They manage to get by in school even with their mandatory lifts and practices that they must attend; they risk their career’s every time they step on to the field to represent their school; and ultimately, they help make an enormous amount of money for the people around them, without gaining a fair compensation of money in return. The athletes are doing a terrific deed for everyone so they should be compensated in a small way to match the hard work they put in and be appreciated for all that they do for everyone around them making millions. Right now, these superstar players are doing a substantial amount of giving, while they should be receiving more in
Over the decades, Division I college athletes have been pouring their heart and soul into the game they love. Their passion for sports has allowed them to attend and play for a university of their choice. College sports is similar to a business, especially at the Division I level and the athlete’s job is to bring profit and revenue to their school. In recent years, there has been an ongoing conflict in collegiate athletics: should college athletes get paid? In this essay, I will discuss the effects of paying college athletes, and reveal on how much each athlete is really receiving.
College athletes are considered to be “amateur” this is why they can not get paid to pay. Even though college sports programs bring in a lot of revenue for the colleges. The players never see any of this money even though the revenue is completely on them. Which does not make sense because most players practice and lift for about 40 hours a work which basically makes it a job. When you are working this hard there is obviously going to be risk for injury. This is why some athletes leave college early to try to be drafted in whatever professional sports league for the sport he/she is in. If they were paid and had benefits like health insurance this would not happen. So, this paper will argue that treating college sports like a full-time job would
Kids grow up loving to play sports in their free time. They never get paid to play when they are at a young age. They do it for the love of the game and for the need for competition. This is the way that it is in college right now. College athletes compete with all their hearts to be the best they can for their schools. They don’t get paid a cent. It has been a common debate if that is the right way to do it. Should it be that college athletes do not deserve to get paid for playing a sport? It should not be this way. College athletes certainly should get paid to play.
College life is not always easy for athletes who get accepted into a school. Especially if they do not receive an academic or athletic scholarship. Housing, meal plans, books, etc. Are a lot of things that add stress to a student-athlete. Tuition for college isn't going to decrease to help these students out either. Universities will acquire their money one way or another.
Employees or Students? When someone hears college sports, the first thing that comes to mind is tradition and school pride, not money for the players. College is supposed to be for learning for their future job not getting paid for playing a sport. The learning that students do in college will stay with them for the rest of their lives, and if they get injured or retired, then there is something to fall back on. When they earn a full scholarship, then that should be satisfying enough that the student athletes get to have their education for free while playing the sports that they love.
College athletics is a billion dollar industry and has been for a long time. Due to the increasing ratings of college athletics, this figure will continue to rise. It’s simple: bigger, faster, stronger athletes will generate more money. College Universities generate so much revenue during the year that it is only fair to the players that they get a cut. College athletes should get paid based on the university’s revenue, apparel sales, and lack of spending money.
“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.
Athletes should not be drafted for professional sports straight out of high school. Instead they should be allowed time before going pro to either attend college, play in a minor league or to further mature into adulthood. After all, every student will excel at differently rates. Even after high school, it is quintessential for students to continue their education. In today’s society, athletes are more than just celebrities they are role models for many of the youth.
Athletes deserve the money they receive because of their hard work, dedication, and commitment to their passion. They wouldn 't be where they 're at just sitting on the couch all day long doing nothing. They put a lot of time and effort into their futures. Most people don 't even realize the sacrifices that a pro
Every season has a sport that we fans look forward to every year. If the players didn’t get paid the stupendous amount of money that they do, we wouldn’t have anything to look forward to every fall, spring, or winter. People complain that this isn’t a career, it’s a hobby. In my opinion, everyone chooses the career they want to pursue in for the rest of their life’s. If you want to be a lawyer, you go for it and you get paid the amount you expect. So just because they made their hobby a career doesn’t make it wrong. It means they were smarter than their average human and went for the dream. Nothing about their job is easy. They are giving their time, risk of injuries; also have a baggage full of responsibility.