Monday, October 7, 2013
Should athletes be paid?
I don't think that athletes should be paid. Everyone is saying that athletes come in on scholarships, and people are thinking that they should get some money back in exchange. I disagree, they shouldn't get paid because there is no way to judge the amount and spread it evenly amongst the players or positions. It is a privilege to be able to play on a team in college. My cousin was one of the best wide receivers in Texas, and he could have gone to many schools. His judgement wasn't based on money, it was by talent. Another example is my dad, he came in on a scholarship from Australia, he didn't get paid and his golf team went to 3 national championships. Money might help short-term, but at the end of the day it didn't make him swing his golf club better. He worked his butt off for what he has now.This isn't a bidding war, this is talent and since the beginning of sports in college, no one has been paid and theres no reason to start now. Our world revolves around money already, we don't need to add this to it.
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I like your idea of money being the focus for student athletes if they were to be paid. They would go wherever they could make the most money, rather than where they could receive the best education. If we start paying athletes on top of scholarship money they already receive, we would be setting up these people for academic and career failure. Let's face it, there will be a day when you can no longer play the sport you were paid for and at that point and education and career will be needed to survive.
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