Overpaid Athletes

After a long drive, Pete was there, a small apartment in a dangerous neighborhood where he always had to watch his back. He walked into his small living room, sparsely scattered with furniture, which was connected to his kitchen where no food was in sight, which lead into the one bedroom he slept in. This is where Pete had been living for the past month. He laid down on his uncomfortable bed to reflect on the horrible day.

After that day, Pete was a hero. After Sept. 11, Pete deserved everything he was given and more.

So why was our hero sleeping in a small apartment, with just enough room for only himself and not enough food for the next week? Doesn’t he deserve more after risking his life for others?

A fireman making the same as a professional football player. It seems uncanny after what we know and how our society works today. But maybe someday these athletes and the clubs will come to their senses. Maybe someday, if the fans keep booing to show their disappointment, they’ll stop getting paid so much. Maybe someday, the process of pay and the amount of work done will finally be equal and fair. Maybe someday, Pete, the fireman who worked on September 11, will have a two story house, with many rooms and lots of space, and his neighbor will be John, the professional football player who now lives in a house just like Pete’s.

True, not all athletes make millions and millions of dollars. And it’s not like all athletes have it easy either. They practice every day during the season, and almost all the time during the off season. They barely have any time off, and, there is a lot of pressure put on them to perform well. Also, these athletes are very talented people, and they’ve all worked very hard to get where they are today, but do they work harder than other jobs such firemen, the police, lawyers, doctors, and many more important careers to our society? When it comes down to it do we really need professional athletes in our world? When fires are burning down buildings do we depend on athletes to rush to the scene and put it out? When a bank is robbed or a person is hurt, do we expect an athlete to solve the case? Or do we expect a fireman to put out the fire, and a cop to solve the case? Whose is there when we need them the most: a fireman, or a professional football player?

You be the judge. Does this seem right to you? Athletes don’t have to show characteristics such a courage and honor. All they need to do is be strong, be good at what they do, and have a good smile for all the advertisements they have

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