Drug abuse among professional basketball players is a problem as old as time. In some circumstances it may not be the athletes fault. For example when they are treating a minor cough or a cold, the medications used will sometimes contain small amounts of alcohol. On the other hand some athletes purposely abuse drugs for a variety of reasons. Some attempt to cover up the presence of other drug abuse but most abuse drugs because they will enhance their performance. The most common abused drugs in professional
The Ethics of the Salary of Professional Athletes My claim is that it is unethical for professional athletes to receive the enormous amount of compensation that they do. By Unethical I mean that it is an injustice to the citizens of our hard working country that are out to make a dollar and do it by holding a well respected job. By compensation I mean the ridiculous amounts of money that an athlete makes for playing a particular sport. My value criteria or standards I will use are as follows:
the marketability and popularity of their professional athletes. These athletes play for teams hundreds, even thousands of miles away from their homes and families in hopes of winning a championship. They spend weeks on end away from parents, wives, and children. These athletes endure injuries far beyond what the average person would. The most healthy, fit, and talented athletes are considered lucky if the can play past 35 years of age. Professional athletes take such physical abuse, many have to retire
A penalty flag is down for a growing number of professional athletes. Some, accused of domestic violence, others charged with assault. What has caused this sudden increase in domestic violence by professional athletes? Nothing. There has not been any increase at all. Professional athletes have been beating and abusing women for a long, long time. Years ago, a lady called 911 and said that her husband was beating her. She
around the world complain about professional athletes salaries. Even though the top athletes make millions of dollars every year, the majority of athletes do not make any more than the average working class citizen. There are also many risks along with the job, and job security is very unstable. Expenses and taxes also limit the amount of money an athlete makes. Tax rates are extremely high for the men and women who participate in professional sports. The salaries of athletes such as Rafael Nadal and Drew
The high pay of professional entertainers and athletes is very controversial. Professional entertainers and athletes are not overpaid for many reasons. The large salaries they receive are a direct reflection of their hard work, dedication and ability to perfect their craft. The vast amounts of money come from the people that pay to watch them play a game, sing at a concert, or act in a movie. Non-entertainment careers have salaries set by the government or supply and demand, not based upon the value
Athletes are undeservingly overpaid in a society while some crucial careers are overlooked and underpaid. When people think about how much pro athletes are being paid, they don’t think about the possible outcome of putting themselves at risk during each game. The average salary for a professional athlete ranges from twenty-five thousand six hundred and ninety-one dollars to thirty-eight thousand six hundred seventy-eight On average teachers in the United States only make fifty-six thousand three
Are professional athletes paid too much? Are professional sports athletes are paid too much? Some people think that athletes are paid way too much to play sports and do something they love. While others and I think that they are paid just enough. Athletes put their heart into sports to entertain. They are putting their bodies in danger to do something they love. I do not believe that pro athletes are overpaid. They work very hard and are at many risks in what they do. Lots of people will think
Professional Athlete Salaries In today’s society many will argue whether or not professional athletes are overpaid. In the present time athletes are being paid phenomenally large amounts of money for their entertainment. It is my claim that all professional athletes are overpaid because they do not offer society an essential function that improves or enhances our world in comparison to other professionals such as medical doctors, lawyers, and teachers. Society does not value entertainment
Being a professional athlete is what everyone desires to be in a period of their lifetime. The fame and attention these stars get from the world is what everyone lusts for. But the main reason people choose athletics is for the money. Athletes get paid over a million dollars a year for only playing a sport, and don’t need an extensive education either to achieve this goal. Compared to athletes, other jobs, such as engineers, don’t get paid anything compared to the salary professional athletes get. A
complaining about how much money professional athletes make. They say that these athletes don't deserve to make that much money for simply playing a game. People even get angry when they hear how much professional athletes are making in new contracts.The athletes are not being paid public money. An athlete's entire career could end in a split second. Some people believe that athletes are overpaid because they are just playing a game, however the truth is professional athletes are not overpaid. Almost every
making him the highest paid athlete ever. He has been the highest paid athlete now for five years in a row. We all know that many people in the world watch him play every weekend and admire him, but is the amount of entertainment he provides really worth 128 million dollars a year? Tiger is only one of many professional athletes who are extremely overpaid. “People forget that sports is entertainment,” says Leonard Armato, a sports agent. Although professional athletes provide entertainment for millions
house are some of the luxuries some professional athletes enjoy. Some people say professional athletes are overpaid but when one looks at the evidence, they will find that they earn their money. It has been a controversial issue as of late. Professional athletes are not overpaid, because they work extremely hard for their money. They take a big risk playing professional sports, and they make their owners huge amounts of money. Some people are good athletes in high school, but very few are even
Are professional athletes’ salaries too high? Currently, professional athletes earn millions of dollars each year. In the eyes of the world, one might argue that an athlete’s salary is both well-earned and deserved. However, dissenters have a different opinion. These salaries need to be lowered for many specific reasons. To begin with, the amounts of money these athletes are making is ridiculous. According to an article titled “The World’s 100 Highest Paid Athletes of 2014”, Cristiano Ronaldo, a
Professional athletes are not overpaid Professional athletes are highly talented and determined entertainers with extraordinary physical abilities. They compete in various sports to entertain people and make a living. Those include basketball, football, baseball, hockey, tennis, and the list goes on to any athlete that gets paid to play. These athletes train really hard and for long hours to be the best at what they do. Fans pay to watch them perform because they really enjoy seeing them. Like other
know that “many athletes have faced consequences for behavior that many perceived to be illegal, unethical, or immoral on and off their playing fields?” (1st page of the article) Even though some of these athletes performance in the FIFA World Cup or in the 2016 Rio Olympics led them to winning big achievements and awards for being a great role model and winning some of those athletes ends up doing not so great things after their season is over. Many people view these athletes as role models but
Do you think professional athletes are overpaid? You might think they earn more than what they are worth for playing half a year, but athletes have many things which contribute to their salary. Some of these things include their earnings from endorsements, ticket sales, performance, merchandise, their social contributions, and TV ratings. Although there are many factors that contribute to their salary, professional athletes may be overpaid because as a society, we contribute to their success. So
Professional Athletes do Not Deserve What the Earn Wouldn't it be great to make 31.3 million dollars a year and an additional 47 million dollars in endorsements simply to play a game? Michael Jordan, along with many other professional athletes thinks so. In the 1996 season, playing 3,106 minutes Michael Jordan made 170,000 dollars a day, equaling out to be 160.97 dollars a second. Even more unbelievable are Mike Tyson's earnings in his match with Peter McNeeley. In a single second, he made 281
Professional athletes are not overpaid. They are people in the world with extraordinary skills that many do not possess. However, some people say that they don’t deserve the money they earn. The debate on if athletes pay should be cut has been going on for years. Some people believe that athletes are paid too much and more money should go to other more important jobs. Others know that being a professional athlete takes a life devotion and hours of training. Professional Athletes are not overpaid
Are Professional Athletes Overpaid? In today's society individuals believe that athletes make too much money. Many like minded individuals argue that the professional athletes get paid way too much and them as an individual don’t get paid enough. What society falls to realize it that their are people making money off of the athletes for doing distinctly nothing. Professional athletes are doing what they love to do just like any normal individual and it just happens that