Jasmine Johnson Karen Bertel 062 – 140 10-19-2011 Professional athletes Who in your opinion is the G.O.A.T (greatest of all time) of professional basketball? Is it Kobe Bryant or could it be Michael Jordan. I know some people can argue about this all day. In the following paragraphs I will compare and contrast the two professional athletes and perhaps change your opinion or strengthen your argument on who you think is the best. Kobe Bryant also known as the Black Mamba is arguably the
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Professional athletes get paid over a million ¬¬dollars each year just to compete and advertise for companies while teachers get paid $40k- $158k per year. Boxer Floyd Mayweather‚ Jr. is the highest paid athlete of 2015-2016 making $150 million yearly with soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo of Spain coming in a close second with a yearly salary of $80 million. Teachers and professors in Luxembourg are paid the highest amount in the world with a starting salary of $79k that can reach over $138k. The
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Do professional athletes get paid enough? Yes‚ they do‚ and for many different reasons. Athletes have to deal with large commitments‚ the danger of playing sports‚ and common life expenses. Often‚ professional athletes are offered contracts by a certain team or sponsor. Some of these contracts can be for a long period of time too. Next‚ playing sports has a very large risk for injury. These athletes never know when they will have a career ending injury. Lastly‚ athletes still have to pay for common
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Athletes or Employees Student athletes receive scholarships for their skill set and ability to play at the collegiate level‚ while employees receive stability‚ income and benefits for their skill set and ability to contribute to the work place. Athletes as well as persons in the work force deal with adversity that directly affects there lives‚ yet only members of the workforce are rewarded with a source of income. It could even be said‚ athletes are under more pressure to perform due to not only
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the candidates. In my opinion‚ giving incentives to athlets is an important factor to improve our status in sports. My first reason for giving such a suggestion is giving out incentives such as money or award could be a type of encourage to the athlets. This will make them happy and satisfied with their achievement. Besides‚ giving out money was also the way they get their salary so that they could afford their life without worrying about economy problem and they can also paying fully
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Mr. Mark Emmert; In todays NCAA sports there are many issues that need to be dealt with. A prominent controversy you face today is deciding if division one student athletes should get paid or not. I believe student athletes should receive some benefits from playing such competitive sports. Playing a division one sport can be very time consuming; therefore players do not have enough time to get a job to make money for them. Also‚ many athletes come from poverty stricken families‚ and if they’re
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Gray ENG 4U1 – 11 25 Sept 2013 Professional Athletes Should Not Be Criticized In a world with numerous and various types of occupations‚ it is often difficult to measure the importance of each profession monetarily. Each person‚ society and organization has a different perspective on the significance of certain occupations but it seems that cross-culturally there is a common belief that professional athletes are extremely overpaid. Professional athletes worldwide are often questioned regarding
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There are many potential downfalls when athletes take the road to sporting achievement. In pursuing excellence‚ athletes take many risks. These risks are often well managed and calculated but non the less they are still risks (Currie & Morse‚ 2005). Researchers have examined the apparent nature of athletes developing eating disorders(ED)‚ acknowledging it to the list of risks that need to be addressed. Athletic competition often increases the prevalence of sports pressure that encourages the visibility
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Anida Palavra4A COMM 1020 Is it time for colleges and universities to pay their althletes? I believe that colleges should be allowed to pay athletes. The players risk injury‚ devote their time‚ may forego earnings while playing and will not‚ in most cases‚ be able to play professional ball. Colleges make often over 50 million-100 million dollars in revenues because ticket sales‚ sponsorship rights and the sale of broadcast rights. The NCCA sold broadcast rights over to its annual men’s basketball
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“Student” Athlete! Participation in college athletics is a fun and enriching experience for many students. In fact‚ thousands of student athletes participate in athletic games each year‚ and thousands receive scholarships to do so. However‚ the life of an athlete in college is not as great as it seems. Most coaches emphasize on the “student” part of student athlete; however‚ they make it very complicated to actually commit to being a student. With a the massive amounts of time put into your sport‚ its
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