Why Athletes Are Good Role Models Ever since the ancient years‚ we have admired athletes and the hard work that they do to achieve their goal of winning. We idolize them and wish we were more like them. What happens though when the realization sinks in that they are human too and that some of them do get greedy and selfish? A lot of athletes are model citizens that you should really look up to‚ but there are also some bad apples in the bunch that ruin it for everyone. Athletes can inspire
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To Pay or Not to Pay To pay or not to pay‚ that is the question that colleges are facing. College athletes are at college for an education‚ which is being lost fully paid for‚ therefore they should not be paid a salary on top of it. Problems arise when colleges discuss paying athletes. First they don’t have enough money‚ the athletes are first and foremost students‚ and it would lead to unfair circumstances. Even though tuition and various college prices are high‚ colleges are in debt. Colleges
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Although athletes may work extremely hard‚ they do not deserve that high of a salary because there are people who do more for this country than just entertain. Everyone loves watching the olympics‚ football‚ or basketball‚ but that doesn’t mean that athletes should get paid in the tens of millions of dollars. Maybe that’s why the United States is so in debt is because people care more about sports than their own well being. First and foremost‚ athletes get paid more the military which shouldn’t
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Pay College Athletes Currently‚ sports are clearly used for a business opportunity‚ not for the love of the game. Did you know that in 2011 the NCAA signed a 14-year contract with CBS and Time Warner Cable worth 10.8 billion dollars for just three weekends of men’s college basketball? The NCAA claims to be a non-profit association but they make an average of 11 billion dollars in annual revenue. Many people don’t realize the NCAA treats student-athletes like employees. College basketball and football
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touchdowns and homeruns‚ the athletes make it happen‚ however what’s behind the athletes? For example‚ Ray Rice the football player‚ he beat up his girlfriend.If he was not in the National Football League he would be sitting behind bars right now. After all‚ Ray Rice is the 1 of 100 of athletes that were not fully punished for their actions. Many people believe that it doesn’t matter about the story behind them‚ just what their doing right now. Besides most athletes wouldn’t make it if it wasn’t
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Should we pay professional athletes more? The problem is are Professional athletes paid too much? There are many opinions on this issue. The owners should pay the professional athletes more money to counter the fact that they can be injured and the time spent away from their family. The skill of the players is undoubtedly the best in the world. Job security with the athletes doesn’t exist. The injuries that the athletes can endure can ruin their career and also their life after the sport. To conclude
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Sport has always entertained and influenced our lives. It creates dreams for children and goals for adults. However‚ many fans are oblivious to the millions they pocket each year. It is without doubt that our sports stars are grossly overpaid. Their annual earnings exceed those we make in a lifetime‚ even when compared to highly qualified professions. Despite the money factor‚ we sometimes question the values that are emphasized. Sports stars earn substantial incomes compared to an average Australian
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Athletes are getting faster every year. It’s a fact. It might be because of the type of training‚ enhancement drugs‚ flat‚ track surfers‚ or just the will to run faster. Athletes train and compete all over the word to break top recours and push the bounds of speed further and further. In 1954 the first four minute mile was achieved. Roger Bannister ran the mile in 3:59.4 smashing the four minute barrier. Befor this the four minute mile seemed impossible but yet it had been done. Then only a few years
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revenue generated from hard-working‚ unpaid athletes. A college sport competition‚ such as football‚ basketball‚ and baseball‚ can be found on the television‚ radio‚ and Internet‚ almost every day. Intercollegiate athletics generate amazing ratings and revenue for both the media and universities due to their immense popularity in the United States. College athletics are big business and big money. In spite of this‚ the topic of paying college athletes is an extremely controversial topic. In fact
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Are footballers overpaid? In the 21st century football gained official status of the most popular sport in the world. Salaries and transfer fees are getting higher by every transfer period. There are many people who consider that making such fortunes for running after the ball is absurd. It is hard to give any reasonable argument against that. In moment of greatest recession from World War II‚ clubs as Real Madrid and Barcelona bought their most expensive players‚ Gareth Bale‚ Luis Suarez
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