HERE'S WHAT I THINK
Are Professional Athletes Paid Too Much?
Yes!
I think that professional athletes are paid too much money. It's fine for a company to endorse an athlete but for a sports organization to pay huge salaries is ridiculous. I think that players should be paid based on their position and tenure to a team. Why should one team have a better chance at winning because they have more money to pay their players?
I also think that paying large salaries increases tickets prices. Sports teams need to provide affordable ticket prices to families. It's sad to see that it costs a family of 4 $100 to spend the day at the ball park. What do you think?
Top Professional Athletes Salaries
The Top 5 Paid Athletes
- Tiger Woods - Pro Golf
$11,941,827 - Salary/Winnings
$100,000,000 - Endorsments
$111,941,827 - Total - Oscar De La Hoya - Boxing
$53,000,000 - Salary/Winnings
$2,000,000 - Endorsments
$55,000,000 - Total - Phil Mickelson - Pro Golf
$4,256,505 - Salary/Winnings
$47,000,000 - Endorsments
$51,256,505 - Total - Shaquille O'Neal - Miami Heat (NBA)
$20,000,000 - Salary/Winnings
$15,000,000 - Endorsments
$35,000,000 - Total - Kobe Bryant - Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
$17,718,750 - Salary/Winnings
$16,000,000 - Endorsments
$33,718,750 - Total
YOUR TURN!
Are Professional Athletes Paid Too Much?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byYes, you're right!
mulberry says:
Yes, I often hear the excuse that their careers are short but boo hoo most of use change careers 2 or 3 times before we truly retire. Get in line.
Posted April 02, 2008
No way, Monkeybrain!
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Clearing the Bases
Clearing the Bases: Juiced Players, Monster Salaries, Sham Records, and a Hall of Famer's Search for the Soul of Baseball
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