Do professional Athletes Get Paid Too Much Money?
Wouldn't it be great to make nearly $111 million a year simply to play a game? TigerWoods, along with many other professional athletes, certainly think so. But do these athletes really deserve all that money?
In my mind, absolutely not. Professional athletes are making too much money in a society where salaries and wages are traditionally based on the value
of one's work （定语从句，修饰society）. In today's society, one should be paid according to the job’s economic importance and their value to society.
Teaching is one of the most economically important occupations because our future economy relies on the education of its youth, yet teachers are paid astronomically less than the average professional athlete is. In fact, each basket Kobe Bryant score earns him equivalent to the average classroom teacher’s yearly salary.
However, some may argue that while teachers only provide service to a single classroom, superstar athletes are entertaining fans all around the world, enticing people with a feeling of relaxation and excitement.
Entice: to persuade someone to do something by offering them something pleasant.
The adverts entice the customer into buying things they don't really want.
A smell of coffee in the doorway enticed people to enter the shop.
Obviously, what these individuals（上文中的some） must not be aware of（主语从句）is the fact that the most important man in our nation（定语从句，修饰the fact）, the president（the most important man 的同位语）, who makes critical
decisions（定语从句，修饰the president）that affect the entire
world every day （定语从句，修饰decisions）, only makes $400,000 a year. While PresidentObama is hard at work reviving the economy, the unproven rookie in the MLB is earning way over that figure.
Rookie: A person who Is new to an organization or an activity.
These rookie cops don't know anything yet.
Furthermore, police officers, firefighters, and doctors save lives while risking their own for a fraction of what sports stars make. People in the military leave their families at home to defend and protect the country knowing they may never return. It's truly a pity that none of these true heroes are given the same recognition by society as athletes such as BrettFavre or Michael Jordan are given.
while I do understand that making it into the pros is not an easy thing to do, and that it takes a tremendous number of hours of hard work and dedication every day to earn a job in professional sports, these people do nothing more than entertain the general public.
Moreover, in my mind, if these athletes want to continue to be rewarded with the fame and fortune that is unfairly bestowed upon them, they must prove to the world that they are going to be positive role models for future athletes, and those who admire them.
Bestow /bɪˈstəʊ/: to give something as an honor or present
The country's highest medal was bestowed upon him for heroism.
These infamous players must grow up, and prove to America that they can be positive role models for kids on and off the field. They may get leeway when it comes to their salaries, but the law should be overpowered by any amount of talent.
Leeway: the freedom to act within particular limits
Local councils will be given some leeway as to how they implement the legislation.
If Alex Rodriguez earns the same amount of money as it would take to feed the nation's poor for a year, he can’t cheat and take steroids. What kids learn from successful ballplayers like him is that “It’s okay for me to use illegal substances, because in the long run, it will pay off by earning me an enormous contract.”
Pay off: to result in success
I hope all this work pays off.
In order for these players to gain respect, they need to have a more significant impact on the community.
The whole system that allows professional athletes to just swim around in money is simply ridiculous, and it needs to stop. When asking people whether they think athletes are paid way too much money, most agree with me.
Do you?
Do Professional Athletes Get Paid Too Much Money?
Before: No, I don't think so, as professional athletes can build a reputation for their countries, encourage young people to participate in sports and increase their health. Besides, many athletes work very hard to gain their success, some of them even begin to be trained as teenagers. They deserve their payment.
After: Yes, I think so. Although professional athletes make great effort and practice hard to succeed and they can gain a reputation for the nation, or encourage young people to do sports. But they are paid really too much considering their contribution to society. We can think about other occupations, like police officers, firefighters, doctors who save lives risking their own, teachers who transfer their knowledge to the younger generation so that they can contribute to the national economy, and even the president, who makes crucial decisions in national development, they are paid much less than professional athletes. In a society, the wages and salaries should be paid according to the economic importance and their value to others, professional athletes are paid way too much.
Keypoint: Compare with other occupations, identify how wages and salaries should be determined.
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