It is widely thought that sportspeople do not deserve their salaries. However, I completely disagree with this claim and will explain why they really deserve it.
One primary reason why athletes are worth their pay is for the amount of effort they have made. Sportspeople must practice for years until they become successful, and even then their chances to succeed may be low. Many people consider sport easy, thinking that soccer players get enormous salaries for merely kicking balls. Meanwhile, what they fail to realize is that there is a massive amount of work behind it. Professional athletes, such as Usain Bolt, had to train for more than 20 years to get where they are now. These efforts simply cannot go unrecognized, and thus I think their pay is well-deserved.
Another reason is that sport is a multi-billion dollar industry. That is, sports teams and athletes are widely sponsored and salaries do not pose any serious problems on sports clubs. Many fans and sports enthusiasts, who are ready to pay, buy tickets to watch their favorite teams play. There are also sponsors, advertisements, bets, not to mention a large number of merchandises teams sell in order to generate profit. Had clubs not have thought their players worthy, they would not have had such earnings. Moreover, the salaries of players make up only a tiny fraction of this giant industry. These points prove that sportspeople are fairly paid.
To summarize, athletes indeed are certainly worth their pay due to the hard work they had to do and also because their teams can pay them that much.
It is
widely
thought
that sportspeople do not deserve their
salaries
.
However
, I completely disagree with this claim and will
explain
why they
really
deserve it.
One primary reason why
athletes
are worth their
pay
is for the amount of effort they have made. Sportspeople
must
practice for years until they become successful, and even then their chances to succeed may be low.
Many
people
consider
sport
easy, thinking that soccer players
get
enormous
salaries
for
merely
kicking balls. Meanwhile, what they fail to realize is that there is a massive amount of work behind it. Professional
athletes
, such as
Usain
Bolt, had to train for more than 20 years to
get
where they are
now
. These efforts
simply
cannot go unrecognized, and
thus
I
think
their
pay
is well-deserved.
Another reason is that
sport
is a multi-billion dollar industry.
That is
,
sports
teams
and
athletes
are
widely
sponsored and
salaries
do not pose any serious problems on
sports
clubs.
Many
fans and
sports
enthusiasts, who are ready to
pay
,
buy
tickets to
watch
their favorite
teams
play. There are
also
sponsors, advertisements, bets, not to mention
a large number of
merchandises
teams
sell in order to generate profit. Had clubs not have
thought
their players worthy, they would not have had such earnings.
Moreover
, the
salaries
of players
make
up
only
a tiny fraction of this giant industry. These points prove that sportspeople are
fairly
paid.
To summarize
,
athletes
indeed
are
certainly
worth their
pay
due to the
hard
work they had to do and
also
because
their
teams
can
pay
them that much.