Athletes as Role Models Athlets have been lookd up to as role models for as long as sports have exsted. There is just something attractive about the thought of being in good physical condition and being talented in sports. But‚ are athlets the kind of people that children should be looking up to for direction and guidance? Many children often look up to the professional athletes as role models. In fact‚ in 1995 Sports Illustrated for Kids did a survey for kids who were ages 7 through 12 about
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Sport Addicts Any nation has its most popular sports. While Europeans spend days in front of TV sets and on stadiums watching their favorite soccer teams play‚ North-Americans‚ Canadians in particular‚ prefer baseball‚ basketball‚ and football. Thousands of youngsters as well as adults‚ male and female‚ spend their time and money watching another baseball play-off match. Some prefer sitting in front of the TV at home‚ munching junk food‚ while others decide to attend a match at the stadium. Sports
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Professional athletes are often rewarded extremely substantial amounts of money and lucrative endorsement deals. Many people argue that their salaries should be reduced to smaller amounts of money. Male athletes are one of the most highly paid people in the world. Athletes are some of the most talented people‚ but are they worth the millions that they are paid I do believe athletes don’t deserve the millions of dollars they make for what they do. I believe that all athletes are being overpaid just
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Yes‚ professional athletes and actors are paid to much. Professional athletes and actors get paid a substantial amount of money for one game‚ or movie. While our men and women in the United States Military are struggling to feed their families. It is a sad commentary on our societal values that these entertainers are taking in seven million dollars a years or more. While teachers‚ police officers‚ and firefighters make less than one percent of the income of some athletes and actors. Even if an
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Many people around the world held the view that professional athletes are paid too much money for little effort. So‚ do they deserve huge salaries? Undoubtedly‚ there is a long and tough way towards becoming a great and the famous sports star‚ not only persistent efforts but also talent are required. Few people on this field could accomplish great things like them. As a reward‚ they deserve a higher compensation. However‚ in my opinion‚ they are paid a crazy amount of salary that is far more than
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Wouldn’t it be amazing to be paid nearly $111 million a year just because you played a game? Many athletes are being paid big bucks just like famous quarterback Andrew Luck. But do these famous athletes really deserve all those millions of dollars? In my opinion‚ they are definitely being paid an excessive amount of money. Professional athletes are paid too much money in an unfair way because they are paid more than the people who “perform more valuable services”‚ and the money they earn could be
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The topic I chose is “Why are college athletes not being paid for playing sports in college while others around them are?” College athletes are like other professional athletes only thing different is they are one level under professionals and they are not being paid. The athletes are not being paid for their entertainment‚ but they are doing just about everything a professional athlete is doing such as being on television‚ playing on holidays‚ and being exposed to the media. This topic was chosen
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at the 1983 & 2011 world cup in cricket‚plus a few individual medals in Olympics and few success in Tennis. But these occasional triumphs do not augur well for the future of Indian sports. A nation of 1.2 billion has not been able to produce a sportsperson or athlete of international standards even after 6 decades of independence. In today’s new climate of peace‚ a nation’s achievements in sports are valued far above its arsenal or military might. We have‚ however‚ lagged behind in every field in
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Democratic Republic of the Congo). It has been the biggest boxing around‚ and it has made Muhammad Ali become such an inspirational sportsperson. Mohamed Ali was more than an outstanding athlete‚ he is a catalyst for social change‚ a model for positive imitation‚ an inspiration to generations of people of all races worldwide. Muhammad Ali is an inspirational sportsperson not simply because of his skill as a boxer or public speaker‚ but in his ability to maintain his humanity. His an inspirational because
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Sqn Ldr SUBHASH C SINGH 2011 “PROSPECT OF INDIAN SPORTS IN LONDON OLYMPICS AFTER THE RESULTS OF CWG 2010” Abstract: The Common Wealth Games 2010 medal tally speaks so many stories that should be heard by everyone and be used to shape the future that is beckoning in the shape of these medals. It is a story of India’s youth. CWG success was scripted by India’s NEXT Generation. We all saw Saina Nehwal win that last Gold. We cheered her‚ we cried with her‚ and we were proud to be in the same country
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