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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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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What is going to happen to college sports? The sports them self’s are becoming bigger than the school instead of being a school activity‚ college sports are also becoming a separate entity through the help of the NCAA. In the book Game Over author Dave Zirin sheds light on how college players are exploited for profits for the faculty of the NCAA including the university’s coaches‚ some making over six figure salaries while the schools that endorse sports teams are making cuts to teaching and maintenance
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Sports Literature Salaries & Pro Athletes Most people in America probably have a pretty good argument when they say they are being paid too little to do too much. Professional sports stars‚ on the other hand‚ display a lot of nerve when they use such a phrase. Sports stars are also held to lower standards than are other people. With the high-salary and low-moral standards‚ sports stars are the most overrated and overpaid people on the planet. For example‚ Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics‚ who
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THE PROS AND CONS OF ATHLETE ENDORSEMENTS Sport Marketing and Promotions Introduction What is an athlete endorsement and what significance does it play in the corporate world of advertising? According to dictionary.com an “endorsement” is the act of endorsing something through approval or sanction. Companies regularly use athletes and other high profile individuals to endorse their company and/or specific products as part of a comprehensive marketing strategy. They use the popularity
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Athletes Salaries Have you ever thought that athletes are overpaid? Athletes are showing children that they could easily make millions by playing a few games. A majority of people don’t even watch sports but athletes are still paid all of that money. Some athletes are selfish and still‚ think that all of that money isn’t enough. Athletes are paid too much money and people aren’t doing anything about it. Athletes are showing and teaching kids wrong value. Athletes make millions of dollars a
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“More money more problems‚” have you ever wondered why athletes make more money than others. Today many athletes make several million dollars a year‚ hence athletes are significantly overpaid. Athletes jobs don’t have an effect on the world as a whole. Therefore doctors and others for example‚ should be paid more money than professional athletes. Some athletes make several million dollars a year. “It seems morally wrong that athletes would be paid more than people like firefighters‚ who serve the
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was surprised to read that many authors chose to discuss people’s views on professional athletes in general rather than focus exclusively on Solo. To begin‚ the most solid statement proposed was given by sports marketer Bob Dorfman. He said‚ “Do not for a moment think that professional athletes are role models off the field of play… They amaze us with their physical prowess‚ inspire us with their dedication to their sport‚ thrill us with their prodigious skills‚
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Professional athletes get paid millions of dollars to play a game. Do you think they really deserve that much money for tossing a ball around? The money that pays the athletes for a game we all play competitively can be used for someone who actually shapes the future and fights for our country. For instance‚ Floyd Mayweather is the top paid athlete in the world for boxing‚ earning a total of three hundred million dollars. Do we really need to promote a dangerous sport by paying someone three hundred
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beyond that of an athletic scholarship. Which leads me to believe college-athletes who generate millions of dollars in revenue for their college-universities should receive a source of payment from the NCAA. Scholarships that’s student athletes receive to play sports in college do not cover the full cost of college universities. In the world of sports ‚ starting from high school a scholarship is an ideal dream of any athlete at any capacity. Scholarships are deemed as a free education and oppurtunity
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