Why Do Professional Athletes Get Paid?

Is it really worth to pay athletes so much money? People are saying that Pro athletes are getting paid way too much. Athletes are role models and motivators for kids. Also a lot of their money comes from sponsorships. Team Owners and Sponsorships pay athletes a reasonable amount. They also are role models for kids that look up to them a lot. People make athletes role models because they want to be just like that athlete in the future and follow what they do off the field. The kids will always look up to athletes. The brands that people wear,eat and drink are mostly having Pro athletes on the cover of their product to sell it. Also, a player might want a big contract if they go to a team that they know isn’t good, but the owner thinks he can
turn it around. In conclusion, Athletes are not paid too much, they provide entertainment for fans and are role models to kids all over the world. Also they get a lot of their money from endorsements/sponsorships. Many people think that Professional athletes are paid a ridiculous amount, but really they don’t.
First, Pro athletes are role models for many fans and children and provide lots entertainment for the fans. In fact, kids all over the world look up to that one special athlete that they want to be when they grow up. Athletes also need to make sure they do stuff right off the field too because kids will follow what they do. According to psychologytoday.com (Are professional athletes good role models?). Secondly, the athletes also provide entertainment for the fans with their spectacular skills on the field. This way the team will bring in more money by having a specific athlete that is very good at the game. Lastly, Kids need a role model to look up to in their life and it’s mostly athletes because many kids play all different kinds of sports and hope to make it to the Bigs by following their role model. From, Forbes.com (why do we make athletes are role models). The athletes are paid a lot to bring in money for the team for the entertainment to provide to fans. And if the players aren’t paid a lot they may not play for the team. Most importantly, many athletes are paid enough and it helps by kids looking up to them and bring money into their
team. Another reason, is that many team owners give players big contracts to help their team try to win a championship. A lot of athletes if they are going to a certain team that they know is bad they will probably ask for a bigger contract. Next, Coaches in a draft or asking for a trade may ask a really big contract to turn around their program or make it better to try to win a championship. Golf brands ask golfers to wear or play their brand if they win a lot. According to Espn.com (PGA money leaders-2017). Another reason, team owners need to have a good player for their team to bring in fans and money to build their franchise bigger and bigger by just one player. Still, players want a big contract for bad teams because they know their team is really bad, but coaches think the player
Brands may sign a golfer because they know they are good and if they wear their brand they can bring money in for that company. Lastly, Rory Mcilroy signed a 100 million dollar contract with Nike and has `been sponsored by many other brands and has made the companies a load of money because he wears their brand. In conclusion, Brands and coaches sign players big bucks to help a team win or help improve a company. Athletes get most and a lot of their money from endorsements or by creating their own company. To start off, athletes are paid to wear a certain brand to help people try to make people buy their brands. According to openindorse.com, Much of Federer’s ongoing success as the world’s highest-paid athlete endorser can be linked to several long-term deals he holds with premiere brands including Nike, Mercedes, and Rolex(TOP 100 HIGHEST-PAID ATHLETE ENDORSERS OF 2016). Roger Federer makes about 60 million dollars a year alone in endorsements. In addition, Rory Mcilroy and Phil Mickelson are also some of the people who make so much on endorsements each year at 35 million and 50 million. Some of their sponsorships include Nike, Callaway, Rolex, Bose, EA sports and KPMG. Furthermore, Cal Ripken has used some of his money and invested into a baseball park made up of old time stadium replicas and host baseball tournaments there every week in the summer. Found from thesportster, (Top 15 athletes with successful businesses). Therefore, many other athletes have invested their money into successful businesses. Like David Beckham’s David Beckham Fragrance Line. In conclusion, a lot of athletes money comes from endorsements and businesses. There are many different things that money can go toward than just for athletes. One reason, athletes don’t help anyone while police and firefighters to help out everyone and they don’t get paid nearly as much as the athletes do. According to teenink.com, athletes are extremely overpaid for their job when they only work about 8 months out of the year (Professional Athletes are Overpaid for their “Job”). While athletes make around 13.5 million a year and the president makes 400,000 grand a year and helps out the whole country and the athletes do something that they love. According to dailyherald.com(Pro athletes are way overpaid). Furthermore, athletes spend their money on a bunch of things that they shouldn't like drugs or just stupid stuff and after their career some go instantly bankrupt, from Forbes.com,( Why do we make athletes role models). Also,athletes sometimes makes more in a month than a person does in a whole year! We can use the money for good things like poverty and homeless to help those people. In conclusion, many athletes are way overpaid to do something that they love. Finally: Pro athletes make a lot of their money from endorsements and big contracts from owners who really want that player. There are many different things money can go to then just the athletes. Overall They make a lot and most of their money from endorsements. They are also big role models for the fans and kids. Most importantly athletes should be payed the same making money from their sponsors and also setting good examples for kids and fans. Altogether, the athletes are paid enough and they get a lot of money out of endorsements and big contracts from team owners.