Justifies Professional Athletes Pay “The sports market in North America was worth $60.5 billion in 2014. It is expected to reach $73.5 billion by 2019” (Heitner). Sports in America is a culture in itself with millions of fans turning out or tuning in to games and sporting events all year round. Professional athletes are notorious for the amount of money they make for their occupation. Whether you are a sports fan or not‚ there is no escaping the debate regarding professional athlete’s salaries. Although
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Athletes Indiscretions While Endorsing Reputable Company’s XXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX SCHOOL Athletes Indiscretions While Endorsing Reputable Company’s In this assignment to write about particular professional athletes in scandals while receiving endorsement deals from reputable company’s‚ there are certainly a lot of individuals that can be added and talked about in detail pertaining to this category. The assignment particularly poses the question‚ “Should companies that had endorsement
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or not professional athletes are overpaid. In the present time athletes are being paid phenomenally large amounts of money for their entertainment. It is my claim that all professional athletes are overpaid because they do not offer society an essential function that improves or enhances our world in comparison to other professionals such as medical doctors‚ lawyers‚ and teachers. Society does not value entertainment enough to warrant such high salaries such as those of many professional athletes
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1900’s athletes were paid like regular working citizens. Most athletes had to work over the summer to keep their mortgages paid. In present day‚ professional athletes are dished out astronomical salaries in exchange for their play. Many of these athletes have the opportunity to be set for life within the first years of their contracts. Eighteen and nineteen year olds are given multi-million dollar contracts. While these athletes are getting paid these ridiculous amounts of money‚ we have millions
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earn money without ever doing their job. That’s how it is for many athletes who sit on the bench and don’t play a single game‚ yet are paid millions of dollars anyways. Professional athletes are paid way too much for the careers they have chosen. Careers that are beneficial to our society have a lower pay grade than the majority of these athletes. The President of the United States annual pay of $400‚000‚ is less than most athletes pay. Also‚ the highest paid doctor makes an average of $500‚000 annually
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Drug abuse among professional basketball players is a problem as old as time. In some circumstances it may not be the athletes fault. For example when they are treating a minor cough or a cold‚ the medications used will sometimes contain small amounts of alcohol. On the other hand some athletes purposely abuse drugs for a variety of reasons. Some attempt to cover up the presence of other drug abuse but most abuse drugs because they will enhance their performance. The most common abused drugs in professional
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Being a professional basketball player in the NBA is a dream of many athletes. However‚ that dream is very competitive. It’s estimated that three out of every 10‚000 players make the NBA. That doesn’t sound very promising to someone who enjoys the game and has natural skill and talent. So what can someone do who understands their limitations but doesn’t want to give up their dream? Playing basketball overseas is a great alternative for many athletes. The NBA is considered to be the premier men’s
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Athletes often wish to pursue their dreams of winning a medal for their country or being a part of a professional team. This is when many athletes often turn to performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Marion Jones had won 3 gold and 2 bronze medals at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Life was good until federal investigators approached Jones in 2007 as to whether she knew Victor Conte (a known distributor of PEDs to professional athletes). She denied the allegations and said she “didn’t know nuthin”.
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Athletes in the past did not always accumulate as much wealth as today’s multi millionaire athletes. Although many resent the high salaries they earn‚ the industry they earned their way into raises billions of dollars in revenue. Not too mention the hard work and rigorous schedule athlete must go through‚ only a small percentage of society are capable playing in professional sports leagues. To compensate fairly compensate athletes for their popularity‚ world class abilities‚ and demanding work schedule
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sometimes‚ do you wonder how these athletes stay on top like they always are? So do i‚ for some it’s just hard work and natural talent‚ but for others‚ it can mean a lot more and even putting their career on the line. many athletes use PED’s that make them a better athlete by breaking down proteins that makes them be able to play longer‚ and play better. Many many athletes use these‚ however many do not get caught using them. In all professional sports they are highly illegal‚ in the Nfl marijuana
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