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Salaries & Pro Athletes
Most people in America probably have a pretty good argument when they say they are being paid too little to do too much. Professional sports stars, on the other hand, display a lot of nerve when they use such a phrase. Sports stars are also held to lower standards than are other people. With the high-salary and low-moral standards, sports stars are the most overrated and overpaid people on the planet.
For example, Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics, who started his professional basketball career with the Minnesota Timberwolves, took the ACT test three times in high school, and failed all three times. He also took the SAT test once and failed. Garnett decided not to go to college although he was …show more content…
By giving athletes all this money, it seems we are giving them free reign to disregard their role model position. Not only do they disregard their role model position, but also they seem to think they are above the law because of their celebrity status. Fans are angry with the athletes like football player Ray Lewis; Lewis signed a large contract and then went to trial for murder. Why are we paying so much money for these poor role models in our society? Fans are also upset with the actual sport, because athletes are no longer worried about the fan as much as the next million-dollar contract. It is players like Lewis, Darryl Strawberry, and Michael Irvin, that sets a bad example for professional athletes. These three athletes are all paid very well and have acted as though they are above the law, thus creating a bad …show more content…
Why do popular brand name companies think fans should go out and pay these outrageous prices for an ordinary product? The reason they think this is because no matter what price companies charge, there will always be demand, which, in turn, sells the products.
These high salaries can hurt a team as well. It can separate a player from his team or it can separate a team from other teams. Albert Belle made more money playing for the Chicago White Sox than the entire payroll of the Pittsburgh Pirates. How does that effect the play of the league? That can not be seen as being fair.
Money does not hurt only professional athletes but it can hurt student-athletes as well. The money in professional sports is so enticing that college athletes might leave school early to enter the pros or skip college all together, which is not a smart move for their future.
The bottom line is athletes are paid too much, and the only thing expected of them is to show up and play. No hard work, and no moral standards. Jon Shepard said it perfectly when saying, "Professional athletes are making too much money in a society that's salaries and wages are traditionally based on the values of ones work"
Salaries & Pro Athletes
Most people in America probably have a pretty good argument when they say they are being paid too little to do too much. Professional sports stars, on the other hand, display a lot of nerve when they use such a phrase. Sports stars are also held to lower standards than are other people. With the high-salary and low-moral standards, sports stars are the most overrated and overpaid people on the planet.
For example, Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics, who started his professional basketball career with the Minnesota Timberwolves, took the ACT test three times in high school, and failed all three times. He also took the SAT test once and failed. Garnett decided not to go to college although he was …show more content…
By giving athletes all this money, it seems we are giving them free reign to disregard their role model position. Not only do they disregard their role model position, but also they seem to think they are above the law because of their celebrity status. Fans are angry with the athletes like football player Ray Lewis; Lewis signed a large contract and then went to trial for murder. Why are we paying so much money for these poor role models in our society? Fans are also upset with the actual sport, because athletes are no longer worried about the fan as much as the next million-dollar contract. It is players like Lewis, Darryl Strawberry, and Michael Irvin, that sets a bad example for professional athletes. These three athletes are all paid very well and have acted as though they are above the law, thus creating a bad …show more content…
Why do popular brand name companies think fans should go out and pay these outrageous prices for an ordinary product? The reason they think this is because no matter what price companies charge, there will always be demand, which, in turn, sells the products.
These high salaries can hurt a team as well. It can separate a player from his team or it can separate a team from other teams. Albert Belle made more money playing for the Chicago White Sox than the entire payroll of the Pittsburgh Pirates. How does that effect the play of the league? That can not be seen as being fair.
Money does not hurt only professional athletes but it can hurt student-athletes as well. The money in professional sports is so enticing that college athletes might leave school early to enter the pros or skip college all together, which is not a smart move for their future.
The bottom line is athletes are paid too much, and the only thing expected of them is to show up and play. No hard work, and no moral standards. Jon Shepard said it perfectly when saying, "Professional athletes are making too much money in a society that's salaries and wages are traditionally based on the values of ones work"