Michael Jordan‚ Jackie Robinson‚ and Muhammad Ali are some of the greatest athletes of their sport. Dribbling a ball‚ swinging a bat‚ and boxing alone has not made them athletes. An athlete is most commonly described as a person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise. Even though this definition may be true it vaguely describes who athletes are. Athletes are not just people who play sports. It takes certain qualities to be an athlete. Athletes are people who are determined‚ committed
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Did you know some athletes are becoming greedy and whiney? Athletes are leading to the end of pro sports. Athletes are becoming greedy. Athletes are getting paid to play for fun. Athletes are doing the job they love but people risking their lives are getting 10 times less money. Athletes are leading to the end of pro sports. Athletes are making team go bankrupt. The Texas Rangers a MLB team went bankrupt in 2010. Athletes are setting a bad example for kids. The kids that watch them learn about tons
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kid‚ I dreamed of being a singer and I looked up to Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. As I grew older‚ I saw their faces all over tabloids and their actions never made me oppose them‚ but I understood that some of their actions were wrong. Professional athletes and celebrities make amazing role models but they can also be a really bad one too. People nowadays are so closed minded and quickly judge others when they do wrong. Celebrities and athletes have it really bad because their lives are
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in the league and kick those culprits out of the league. Since the league officials in Major League Soccer have more authority than the league officials in the English premier League‚ they have a greater influence on the punishment of those‚ which could make the league better suited for preventing racism. Since the establishment of the English Premier League the number of racist occurrences has gone up as more foreign players enter the league‚ this has concerned many fans of Major League Soccer because
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Athletes should be paid much less than what they are currently paid. Athletes hardly work for their money. As a matter of fact‚ Kobe Bryant used to make more money making two field goals than an average person would in a year. That is ridiculous. Sports stars hardly have to work for their pay‚ and several times‚ one will make a million dollars just for sitting on a bench. Plus‚ an average athlete works for about twelve years‚ and make approximately one million dollars a year. An average surgeon makes
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society? We have men and women who are willing to risk their very own lives for someone else’s. Our soldiers are getting paid ¼ of what Lebron James‚ James Harden‚ Stephen Curry‚ and Kevin Durant make A YEAR for just playing basketball. “The work of professional athletes certainly pays off for us.” Carro quotes. I don’t think it pays off for us. Secondly‚ in the world today‚ we have valued the entertainment
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Alexandria Barone English 1101 This Nike advertisement focuses on an obese‚ out of shape young man. It insinuates that greatness can be achieved regardless of where your current baseline resides. For this young man‚ it appears that he is at the infancy stages of a quest for physical fitness. The setting appears to be rural and as he is jogging on a long stretch of desolate road. It is somewhat symbolic of his quest‚ desolate that is. In order for him to achieve his end goal
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In my opinion‚ athletes are way overpaid. They are only playing a game against another team and they get paid thousands of dollars just to do so when people who save other people’s lives don’t get paid enough. On the other hand‚ we sometimes take the time out of our day to watch people play football‚ basketball‚ baseball‚ etc. We stand in front of our TV to watch and cheer them on. They play for us. There are a couple reasons why I think athletes are overpaid. Those reasons are that athletes make
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get millions of dollars. Last year Lebron James made over 70 Million dollars for breaking the world record for the most baskets made. He has been playing for a couple years and he has already made more than the President who runs the U.S. Many professional athletes get paid million of dollars. Some people think that these athletes get overpaid for making many baskets in a row. Some other people believe they don’t make enough money. Athletes all around the world makes more money than anyone. Even
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Die with fame‚ not without. A.E. Housman can concur. The poems‚ “Ex-Basketball Player” by John Updike and “To an Athlete Dying Young” by A.E. Housman both concentrate on what occurs after an athlete’s days of glory. Most of them seek fame‚ but only a few will achieve it. Their goal is not to die within their days of glory‚ it is to live on and have their fame live for an eternity. Unfortunately‚ in today’s society athletes mainly want the monetary success that comes along fame. They quickly become
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