Athletes Are Overpaid
Professional league sports, such as football, basketball, baseball, soccer, and hockey are popular activities watched regularly all around the world today. The athletes who play these professional league sports have one of the most difficult jobs. They have to wake up early in the morning, attended challenging practices that last for hours, have the constant stress of the public watching their every move, and on top of that, have to deal with the constant fear of being injured on the field. Jesse Edelman, the author of “Athletes Make a Lot of Money - And it’s not OK” and Mark LaMonica, the author of “Life After Football” argue whether professional league athletes are really worth the amount of money they are paid per year. Pro athletes are overpaid because they receive millions of
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Nurses, who work full time and dedicate their lives to assisting others only make $70,000 on an annual basis. Sure, an athlete's career is definitely dangerous and exhausting, what with grueling training and the constant threat of injury, but other people have just as threatening and tiresome jobs. Firefighters dive into burning buildings to save defenseless children and adults, nurses risk catching diseases while assisting sick patients, and police officers are the ones dealing with criminals and zipping down the highway to save someone from a car accident. “Nurses who dedicate their lives to the care of others didn’t make that much. Firefighters who pull little kids out of buildings didn’t make that much. The President of the United States - who runs the entire country - didn’t make that much. Not even close” (Edelman 1). The author is emphasizing the point that professional athletes are paid too much for what they do. It should be the people who risk their lives everyday for the sake of other’s safety or someone who takes on an enormous responsibility, such as becoming president, that deserve to make millions of dollars a
Nurses, who work full time and dedicate their lives to assisting others only make $70,000 on an annual basis. Sure, an athlete's career is definitely dangerous and exhausting, what with grueling training and the constant threat of injury, but other people have just as threatening and tiresome jobs. Firefighters dive into burning buildings to save defenseless children and adults, nurses risk catching diseases while assisting sick patients, and police officers are the ones dealing with criminals and zipping down the highway to save someone from a car accident. “Nurses who dedicate their lives to the care of others didn’t make that much. Firefighters who pull little kids out of buildings didn’t make that much. The President of the United States - who runs the entire country - didn’t make that much. Not even close” (Edelman 1). The author is emphasizing the point that professional athletes are paid too much for what they do. It should be the people who risk their lives everyday for the sake of other’s safety or someone who takes on an enormous responsibility, such as becoming president, that deserve to make millions of dollars a