Today ’s professional athletes make ridiculous salaries and are only increasing year after year. Every year we hear how a professional athlete just signed a contract worth a record amount. Then about the same time next year we hear about another athlete is signing a new contract worth even more than the previous high. Professional athletes are making too much money in a society that salaries and wages are typically based on the value of ones work. In today ’s society where salaries are determined
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however‚ is because they focus mainly on their goal and do not realize what they are putting at steak when they cheat. Cheating is definitely not necessary to succeed and can result in lots of negative effects in a person’s life. I’ve always thought of Lance Armstrong as a healthy and respected athlete‚ that is until he admitted to blood doping and using EPO throughout his career. Armstrong did not believe that he could get caught‚ and at the time‚ he admitted that he “did not feel bad about what
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studnt athletes that crave a ticket to stardom and or success‚ so that they can steal all of that away from them and gain it for themselves;therefore‚failing all of them. Student athletes do their best to do it all. They become measuring weights by balancing sports‚ family‚ friends and academics; consequently the weight is npt balanced because sports is the heaviest one of all and is highly prioritized with student athletes. Sports have become the triumph and downfall to many student athletes. This
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Scholarship March 19‚ 2012 Life of a Student Athlete Athletics has played an important role in my life. It has taught me to be disciplined‚ work hard for what I want‚ and be able to make a commitment. Through sports‚ I have learned to be a leader on and off the court. In order to exceed‚ one must believe in themselves. One of my favorite quotes puts my athletics mindset into a few sentences‚ “Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself‚ vision
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In the article‚ “The Shame of the NCAA” by Dave Zirin. He discusses about the controversies that goes around the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Student athletes that works so hard to compete in college games and get no compensation for it when the NCAA collects millions of profits out of them. Student athletes should get payed because of the sacrifices‚ hard work‚ and dedication they put into college sports and to give credit where its due. In the beginning of the article‚ Zirin
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December 1‚ 2014 The Rise and Fall of Professional Athletes With the introduction of Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Instagram and other social networks professional athletes have been placed under a microscope with their every action being scrutinized by everyone in the public sphere. However this was not always the case when it came to Pro Athletes status in society. A pro athlete ten years ago may not have been met with the same strife as a current pro athlete. Athletes of the past lived by a different set
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Writing:topic 1 Athletes behavior 21/1/10 No one can deny that most people admire athletes for their achievements at sports or their skills. Many famous athletes are considered as bad-tempered while they were not at the beginning of their career. It seems clear to me that the most basic reason for this change in their character is money and sudden fame. A young person usually starts a sport as a hobby or because he wants to escape from the daily routine and his problems. When he or his
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Rafi Barash Hour 2 English 2/15/13 Should college athletes be allowed to accept salaries or financial gifts? One of the most controversial topics in all of college sports is whether or not its athletes should get paid. As of now they are not paid‚ but many people are leaning towards paying them for supporting the college and putting their health at risk. These athletes should not recieve money‚ however‚ because they are too young to be paid the kind of money they would be paid‚ and injuries
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Should College Athletes be Paid? General Purpose Statement: to convince Specific Purpose Statement: By the end of my presentation‚ I hope to convince you on the fact that college athletes should not be paid to play their sport(s). Attention Getter: When you go from playing sports in college to playing sports in the major league‚ what changes? Your title goes from student athlete to professional athlete. Notice how while in college‚ your title is student athlete‚ not professional. You are a student
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There are thousands of athletes getting paid millions of dollars for just playing a season of basketball‚ football‚ baseball‚ and etc. While nurses‚ firefighters‚ police officers‚ and the military are risking their lives for complete strangers. Some people think that these athletes deserve more than they do right now. I personally think that they don’t deserve what they are getting. Look at it this way‚ people are actually risking their lives‚ fighting for our country‚ and trying to keep us safe
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