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... During the week and on the week-ends these athletes are entertaining a public of hard-working Americans. ... We become fans of sport and the athletes of that sport. ... But are these athletes worth the millions they get? ... They are overpaid and overpaid too much! ... Ticket prices, food prices, stadium merchandise and, indirectly, television rights all support the salaries of professional athletes. ...
The discussion so far has concentrated on the incredible over-priced salaries too many athletes are “taking home” each season. There are those athletes who some believe are extremely underpaid. ...
Colleges and universities throughout the country are just as guilty in the “over-paying” of their athletes. Full scholarships are given to athletes who may not ever see any real playing time in a NCAA Division I game. ... It is an interesting statistic that over 90 percent of athletes on a full scholarship never even play that sport at the professional level.
Successful athletes get a tremendous amount of money in salaries. ... These same athletes also are given the opportunity to earn millions more in endorsements. ... These simple examples indicate how athletes, serving only to entertain a sports public, earn more money than professionals serving a greater good and an individual serving the country itself. ... ”(Mickelson,2)
Too many people in this country are to willing to accept the outrageous salaries given to athletes, especially those athletes that “entertain” us the least. ... As entertainers, athletes do deserve a decent salary.
Approximate Word count = 1391
Approximate Pages = 5.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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