“I think not paying athletes is a tradition and also there would be less fans at games if they were paid” according to Mark Emmert (President of the NCAA ). Why would fans stop watching the games if they are in full support and love the game and the players that they love to watch? College athletes deserve some money‚ so that when they get out of college they can start a life. How else would they make money? They don’t have time for a job‚ they go to the school classes‚ then to their practice‚ and
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Are professional athletes being paid too much? According to Charles Ray‚ athletes are making a lot more then they should be. Some players are making more then a brain surgeon would‚ yet the athletes don’t have to go through the pressure of saving lives. The money they’re getting paid could most definitely go to a different cause‚ instead of paying excessive amounts to hit a ball or shoot a basket. So‚ why do athletes get paid like they do? According to Chris Butterfield‚ it’s somewhat part of
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As college tuitions and costs for students rise‚ many people are wondering if the investments towards competitive sports are taking the focus away from education. The average college spending on sports is about $22‚000‚000‚ every year. If colleges cut down on their sports spending‚ would more students be able to attend colleges and get a better education‚ put the focus back on academics‚ and improve the school’s overall fitness? This is a question many researchers and educators are beginning to
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Imagine playing a childhood favorite game and making millions of dollars. This is what athletes all around the world do for a living. They have astronomical salaries‚ and hardly work to make their money. Also‚ they don’t save lives but earn more money than people who do. While they are always putting a burden on their bodies‚ they don’t deserve this much money. Athletes barely work for their money. Approximately 50 percent of NBA players play about 30 minutes per game‚ yet still‚ make 7‚000
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Many athletes‚ including myself‚ every year work so hard and don’t get enough credit. We should do something about that‚ in order to make sure athletes don’t feel like they are being taken advantage of. Some people think that if they get paid then it would be treated like a job and people wouldn’t care about grades or if they graduate or even about behavior and responsibility. But we cannot push so many athletes to their best and don’t honor their hard work. College athletes should be paid above
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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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October 2013 Student-Athlete’s Deserve A Paycheck Entering college‚ athletes are appointed the title of “Student-Athlete.” However‚ they become “Athlete-Students” once the season begins. The title of student drastically becomes overweighed by their athlete epithet. Throughout the past years‚ the NCAA developed a million dollar industry. The NCAA is a non-profit organization that organizes sports for colleges and universities. By providing entertainment‚ college athletes are the manpower of the NCAA’s
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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 athlete or actor
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When it comes to college athletics‚ there always will be a problem that arises. It is one of the most controversial topics there is. One of the main issues within athletics is the idea of whether to pay college athletes or not. Several studies have been done along with articles from various sources. This has been on the rise especially since “March Madness” is coming up. “March Madness” may only consist of three weekends‚ however‚ an 11 billion dollar deal is made to televise the games (Wilbon).
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April 2008 Paying College Athletes College sports have gained a lot of positive attention over the past couple of years due to the athletes’ passion and desire for the sports. Being nationally televised and making it deep into big tournaments can rack up a lot of wealth that colleges and universities can respectively cash in. Only the schools and sponsors of these profiting tournaments and bowl games collect the profits that athletes bring in and it is not fair. The athletes do not garner any
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