Should Athletes Get Paid Billions Of Dollars

Yes, Athletes get paid too much money. Accordingly to the article,from LeBron James making 71 million dollars and the President does not make as much money as LeBron James. Nurses, and other people who save lives do not make as much money as LeBron James.

Some athlete do spend wildly says time.com. In the text, it says, “ Half an hour after he signed his first NBA contract with the Orlando Magic in 1992, Shaq made it rain at the car dealerships.” This shows that athletes do spend money on unnecessary things, but on the website Bleacherreport.com, it says that Eli Manning donated over 3.5 million dollars to colleges and hospitals for kids. Also Michael Phelps, with his fortune, created a foundation for kids. The foundation helped kids all day long. To top it off, on another website called telegraph.co.uk it says that Cristiano Ronaldo donated 5 million pounds, which is 6,987,975 million dollars in the US to a foundation to help people who went through the Nepal earthquake. To close out, most pro athletes devote money and time to charities to enhance the world of its

Most players have charities like Russell Westbrook, Pau Gasol, Kevin Love, Chris Paul, Shane Battier, Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade, Stephen Curry, LeBron James. Those are just some of the great basketball players that help out with their communities and their

In this day and time athletes make millions of dollars by playing games for a living and most spent that money on expensive things like big houses, fast cars, and much more. Meanwhile there are people with illnesses that could use the money for treatment that could save their life. There are people who fight for our country and risk their lives for us, but instead of helping them with therapy and treatments for injury we decide

Corruption, scandals, suspensions, firings and a systems that is systematically flawed all the while the fact of the matter is that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a organization that is bringing in billions of dollars each year yet the labor force generating the money gets a scholarship that many athletes believe doesn’t pay enough for everything that is needed on campus so this leads the author to have to take a look at if athletes need to be paid. I will outline numerous problems that are going on in college athletics and possible solutions to problems. I will take a look at the scholarship itself

They are shamed for not contributing to the community like fire fighters or police officers do which is completely wrong. Professional athletes are well known for visiting schools, camps and teaming up with their league to make a difference. The National Football league or “NFL” has had a huge part in youth programs such as “Play60” which encourages kids to be active for at least 60 minutes a day to reduce obesity, recognizing the work for our military service, and providing awareness for Breast Cancer. On October 25th, the American Cancer Society and the NFL are teaming up to launch its first nationwide, breast cancer event called “ A Crucial Catch Day” which will allow underserved communities to have free or low cost screenings as well as education on the cancer. They also take time out of their day to participate in programs or visit schools. The impact an athlete can have on a child for just 10 minutes can be huge. Whether it involves providing motivation at a school assembly, donating for an important cause or help run an organized youth camp, athletes do a lot for us to, and it should not go

Football is an extremely rough sport; according to Sportsters.com, “football players put their life on the the line every day as they risk life threatening injuries such as concussions, broken limbs, heart-attacks, paralyzation and even death.” Another interesting point is that colleges and college coaches earn millions of dollars on the backs of the athletes while the players themselves are not authorized to receive one dime for their work. Therefore, if teenage athletes take such life threatening risks on a daily basis, they should at least earn a paycheck while doing so, and if the coaches and colleges

Although the NFL has more valuable teams then the NBA, it’s a different story when it comes to player. The king of the NBA, LeBron James, makes 64.6 million dollars in total earnings. LeBron James makes 15.7 million dollars more then the highest paid player in the NFL, Ben Roethlisburger, making him the king of both leagues. When comparing the averages of total earnings of the five highest paid players in both leagues, the result is that the NBA average is 13.22 million dollars more then the NFL average. The second highest paid player in the NBA is Kevin Durant who makes 54 million dollars in total earnings, but makes a huge 35 million dollars of his total earnings in endorsements. Even Kobe Bryant who has the highest salary in the league at

$29 million, to do half the work that someone with the same occupation as you. Doing half the work should probably mean half the normal pay, but it 's not. Being paid $29 million for any type of work should probably involve running the most prestigious company in the world, or being the first to find the cure for cancer. Not even close. Imagine being paid $29 million to play baseball, and not even the whole season. Welcome to the life of Alex Rodriguez. Alex Rodriguez 's salary in 2013 was $4 million more than the whole Houston Astros roster, making him the highest paid baseball player for the 13th consecutive season (Blum). Although the talent of professional athlete or professional teams should be rewarded through their salaries, there

This struck my interest a little bit when I read it, but Michael Jordan sued a couple of Grocery Stores for using his name without permission. For the two stores that used his name without permission, he sued them for a total of $8.9 million dollars for the two stores. He looked at the reporter of the story and promised the reporter he would donate his share of the money to 23 not-for-profits aimed for children in Chicago. Michael Jordan is worth One Billion Dollars, so now you see why he can donate all this money to as many charities as possible. That’s why he does it.

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

Secondly, Kobe Bryant has a personal charity, sharing it along with his wife, Vanessa Bryant. The “Kobe & Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation” which works on “improving the life of youth and families in need, both domestically, and globally.” (KVBFF). Not only did Kobe Bryant help create this charity with his wife, but he also donates large sums of money into it. He auctions off exclusive sneakers, priced at around $20,000, and puts on events to raise money for it. Now when the charity is doing its intended purpose, they are providing money to families in need, so that they can send their kids to school, and have a roof to live under. Also, the organization encourages kids to get involved and stay active through sports. The organization does not only tender to people in the United States but also globally. Youth scholarships are also provided to the minority college students, and also provided both domestically, and globally. Kobe Bryant is one of those most influential people in the world, as he used his natural born talent to earn a generous living. Kobe, not having to give up or do anything, still helps out others through the kindness of his heart.

I chose the topic about if I think that professional athletes should get paid more than teachers, doctors, firefighter or law enforcement.

This is great and true but even off charity Drew still helps others by being a role model in many lives. A super bowl quarterback Russell Wilson states in an interview, “the thing I admire about him the most is his leadership”(Wilson). He is an an amazing role model and someone all kids and adults can look up to. He has helped the not only a struggling city get off their feet, he has helped a struggling franchise get hope and that hope and a super bowl have brought the city together. Just like he would have done even with he stayed with the chargers, he brings joy and excitement wherever he goes. The charity has done it all for him. He has been able to develop a reputation of being a nice and helpful player. The charity is also very helpful and brings hope and a sense of joy to all the people they help. The communities that the charity has taken into rebuild have shown so much love for this charity and this has excelled this charity into being one of the most famous charities in the nation, and the most well respected in the National Football

Michael contributed to many charities. He gave money to 18 different charities including a house he called Neverland. (source 2) At Neverland, children or adult could come to get shelter, food, and care when they needed it. This house was like paradise to many people. Besides Neverland, Michael gave money to AIDS project Los Angeles, American Cancer Society, Big Brothers Big Sisters club, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Childhelp USA, Children’s Defense Fund, Cure4Lupus, Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, End Hunger Network, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Jane Goodall Institute, JDRF, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Prince’s Trust, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Starlight Children’s Foundation, TJ Martell Foundation, and the United Negro College Fund.