risking their life for a sport. Examples of the opinions of if professional sports are too much of a risk to athletes’ health or not and why include SOURCE 1: Weighing the Risks‚ SOURCE 2: Let Them Play‚ and SOURCE 3: The Professionals’ Points of View. This essay is going to be about if sports are a risk to athletes’ health. People should not be in aports because of there brain ( a concussion)‚ the risk of not playing ever again‚ and since there are people wanting sports to be more safe.
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Professional sport is too commercial now a days Amateur sports differs from professional sports in the sense that in the latter people are being paid for doing their job and in the former case they just take it for the personal benefit or like a sort of relaxation or may be to enjoy. Important thing seems is money in the professional arena. Some sports especially like cricket ‚ football‚ tennis involve huge money and this attracts people to get into these fields mostly. People do exercise hard
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Sport and Money Everywhere you look you see sport intertwined into everyday life‚ be it on the television‚ in your back yard‚ in schools‚ universities or in social networks. Nobody can escape the influence of sport‚ either as a spectator or a participant it s everywhere. But who is to blame for this new era in sports? Is it the sponsors who are pouring millions of dollars into the sports industry that are changing the attitudes of athletes? Sports And Money "Money makes the world go ’round." Sports
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IS money ruining sports Money has always been involved in sports since the early ages. In today’s context due to the wrong use of money the prestige of sports has been declining. Cases such as match fixing‚ betting‚ corruption can sometimes be seen in the headline of newspapers and magazines. It is an inevitable fact that these cases is spoiling the reputation of sports. However‚ money is also helping find and encourage sportsperson and fans too. Corruption and bribery is some of the activities
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athletes can be found. Professional sports are all around us; they’re a part of our culture. But‚ in the last few decades some changes have started to take place. As the popularity of professional athletics has increased‚ so has the cost to render them and their players’ salaries. Many of the contracts signed today are for millions of dollars. This is unreasonably exorbitant for doing something gaiety. These days sports are centered around money and not focused on the love for the game
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The article “Do Professional Athletes get Paid too much Money” is written by Mihir Bhagat a senior analyst. Bhagat believes professional athletes make too much money. In his article he explains the amount of money someone is paid should be based on the economic importance and value of the job for society (1). He thinks playing a game isn’t very important when it comes to society (1). Bhagat states that teachers and even the president of the United States get paid less than professional athletes. The
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“Maybe I’m stupid or whatever‚ But to me if I got a concussion‚ I could see straight and carry a football than I’m not telling anybody” - Ricky Williams. Most athletes who have played in professional sports normally have had a concussion. Some athletes have had more than just one concussion because they play the sport that they love and don’t want to let an injury slow down there career when they can have the chance to become a very well known athlete. Athletes normally don’t wanna tell anyone about
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Professional athletes need a reality check on how important they really are to society. Prescott will make $680‚848 this year‚ with bonuses added to his $450‚000 base salary. Making this amount of money for simply playing a game is outrageous. The question shouldn’t be are professional athletes making enough‚ but rather: are they making too much? United States Marines are fighting for our country‚ but according to the 2012 military pay charts‚ a Marine in his first four months as an E-1‚ earns $1
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Hannah Ingram Commercialisation In Sport. The media is now more powerful and pervasive than ever before; in today ’s world it ’s impossible to go anywhere or to read a magazine or watch TV without a sports star encouraging you to buy the latest craze item. Whether it ’s trainers‚ clothing‚ perfume or a car a sports personality will endeavour to sell it to you. The advertisement market loves to use sports people to sell their products‚ as they know these people attract an eclectic range of attention
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Sports in the United State are an important part of the country’s culture. The major four professional sports leagues in the United states are Major league baseball(MLB)‚ the National Basketball association(NBA)‚the national football league (NFL)‚and the national hockey league(NHL). Why are these 4 important to watch because its simple question with a complicated question. Sports are a huge entertainment business the NFL alone generates at least $7 billion a year in television revenue so it’s
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