Do athletes make "too much" money? Is it fair that some of the highest-paid athletes in the world become multi- millionaires without a degree or descent education? And lastly, is it fair that athletes make hundreds of thousands of dollars annually from sponsors and advertising despite the fact that those same athletes are signed to tens of millions of dollar contracts with their respective sport teams?
Without any intention of speaking negative about athletes, I will use Alex Rodriguez as an example of this very argument. Alex Rodriguez also nicknamed A-Rod, was an 18 year old kid at the time he made his Major League debut with the Seattle Mariners (did not attend college). Years into his professional baseball career, he signed the richest sports contract of ALL-TIME at 252 million dollars. After that contract expired; he signed a new contract (breaking his previous record) of 275 million dollars!! can you say WOW?? How can a person who straight from high school became a professional athlete make more money than, lets say, a doctor who by the way, went to college, attended a university and lets not forget studied for years before become a proffesional in his/her respective field?
Opinions please!!
Pedro D.
Kin 332I
Athletes deserve to make the money that they make. They are the absolute best in the entire world at what they do, and just because their talents differentiate from that of the all star CEOs of the world does not mean that they do not deserve to make millions. The NFL is a 9 billion dollar business annually, and there are only 32 starting QBs in the world. Being the top 32 at your job in the entire world is far deserving of making the money that they make. There are thousands of doctors across the world, however there are only 30 starters at each position in Major League Baseball who deserve a proper proportion of the revenue that they help generate for their business. NFL RBs on average last for three seasons in the NFL, and they deserve to make as much money that they possibly can in order to set themselves up for a proper life after football.
Derek W.
KIN 577 Sec. 1
