The average salary of today’s professional athletes in the United States is between $24,162 and $36,375 yearly. I play all kinds of sports and I watch all kinds of sports on TV. I see pro athletes play their sports and just by watching I can tell that they work and train really well to get to do what they love to do. Considering how much work pro athletes do and how much time they spend training, I do not think they are overpaid.
But I do believe there is one exception. I think pro skateboarders are overpaid. Pro skateboarders do not make money just by being good at skateboarding; they make money through popularity and advertisement. Pro skateboarders do not make their own advertisements such as designing shoes clothes and lines, selling cool skateboarders and toys, or making their own commercials. All of that stuff is done for them and all they have to do is skateboard. They often do get hurt, but they just become famous because of the popularity. I do not just say this because I do not care for skateboarding, but because I believe it is true.
But for pro athletes that play “real” sports, I think they deserve what they get paid. They do not just get the money they are paid, they earn it; with training and good spirit. I look at my favorite tennis players and see that they have been playing tennis for a long time, and when they actually became real pros, they kept on playing their best. They do play their best. I see some of them loose, but they do not quit. They continue on with the game, earning their money.
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