Money makes the heart of a man turn “green”. Athletes today display a greedy personality when it comes down to their contracts and merchandise. They try to get as much of the “mean green” as possible. Alex Rodriguez of the Texas Rangers makes about 30 million dollars a year. But the baseball year is only from March until October. The President of the United States only gets paid a mere $250,000. He might as well not be the President. Athletes don’t have to make decisions that could cause the downfall of our country or war, so why do they make so much money? All they have to do is practice and show up t

o games to play. Alex Rodriguez’s Texas Rangers came in last place and he still makes that kind of money. I would have trouble finding things to do with 30 million dollars a year. The fact that money is what athletes care about causes them to only do the minimum to get that money.

Professional athletes don’t care who they hurt and what they do just as long as they get their money and fame. Athletes of the past generations began and ended playing in one city. They loved the city they played in and the fans loved them in returned. That was the motivation of past athletes, in contrast to the absence of loyalty of today’s professional athlete. Today’s athletes don’t care about the fans at all. They just want to make all the money they can no matter where they make it. Johnny Unitas played for the Baltimore Colts during the 1950s and 60s. During that time he was in love with the city of Baltimore and the city of Baltimore was in love with him. After a long and prosperous career in Baltimore, Unitas was signed by the San Diego Chargers and ended his career there. But

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