It is the Other Way Around Many athletes get paid millions of dollars just to run around the field or court while doctors get paid thousands of dollars. It’s the other way around. The doctors‚ lawyers and other job you need a good education in should get paid millions of dollars. It would be nice if athletes would get paid less than those people. The Sports Industry‚ specifically in the United States‚ is composed of multiple sports with multiple franchises that cumulatively bring in billions
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opportunity to participate in the combine. This was one of the most important experiences I would ever engage in‚ it was an opportunity to show off all the skills I have attained to compete against other athletes. Although there was one dilemma with this dream. It was the possibility and probability of being drafted to a team distant from my family‚ the people I love furthermore rely on. I don’t know if I could leave the ones I love to play a sport I’ve fantasised about. The fear of failing and taking this
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Introduction For many college athletes‚ the lure of playing pro sports is intoxicating. Dreams of fancy cars‚ luxurious homes‚ tailor-made suits‚ voluptuous women‚ and the mental images of a crowded stadium chanting their name is enough for any collegiate athlete to think about abandoning their education for a chance at stardom. When the dreams are solidified with million dollar contracts‚ think immediately is replaced by impulse. Left behind in the frenzy is the much needed college education that
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is not the priority of most student athletes or some coaches. It is because of the win-at-all-costs motto that so many athletes and coaches believe in nowadays. Some student-athletes do not get a proper education because of the emphasis put on competing in sports and winning in college athletics. This can hinder a student athlete’s performance in the classroom. According to the article "Game of Life: College Sports and Educational Values‚" student athletes have a significantly lower graduation
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Here’s why you should avoid drinking too much water Many times as a child‚ we are told to drink eight glasses of water a day. It should be after a meal‚ as drinking water before will make you lose your appetite. Even as we grow old we are used to drinking as much water as possible as it says they cleanses are body and prevents dehydration. And that is still the case we believe today. Most people today seemed to brush away the idea of too much is as bad as less when it comes to consuming water
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If colleges were to pay athletes there would be no fair way to distribute the money. Athletes perform their sport at different levels of ability and for various lengths of time. In addition‚ not every player is able to compete in a game. Problems would arise about the athlete not playing which would not allow for him/her to receive the money they deserve. The first issue about this problem is that some people believe that athletes should be paid based on an open market system. This idea of an
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getting paid just to take the field (win/lose) 1st grade Grafton Ghosts getting paid‚ $50. Affecting local sports man not wanting to play if they arent getting paid‚ filtering down. - If they get sacked (under contract) they still get paid until contract is over - A football player can go out on a field for 80 minutes and earn ridiculous amounts of money. 1st Speaker; • Do athletes deserve more money than those who contribute to the world every day? (rhetorical question) • They get paid whether
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Pro Athletes do deserve high salaries because by making sums of money and their individuals of making high salaries. They can be a good player at showing their teammates or coach what they are good at and agree with them so that person can improve more to be a Pro Athletes. Important people can hire that person by been impressed at the games they are go to‚ so they can get a chance to master their high salaries. They want to have a job to improved the company that they need so it can be successful
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quite overwhelming. “While the amount of revenue is large‚ little of the money is retained by the NCAA national office. About 96 percent is distributed directly to the Division I membership or to support championships or programs that benefit student-athletes. The remaining 4 percent goes for central services‚ such as building operations and salaries not related to particular programs. For 2011-12‚ NCAA revenue is projected at $777 million‚ with $680 million coming from the Association’s new rights agreement
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I am a student athlete myself. Although I am not a student-athlete in the NCAA‚ I am a member of the University of Windsor women’s soccer team and have to balance being enrolled as a full-time student and a full-time athlete. In Canada you never see full-ride scholarships leading to a free education and I think NCAA athletes are unaware how fortunate they are to not have to worry about future debt. A quote by John Smith states‚ “I think we have a responsibility as student athletes. For those who
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