chael Jordan are the people that our kids want to grow up to be like, athletes pose as role models and are always in the public eye and have to be virtually perfect. These factors alone should warrant higher salaries. An athlete has to endure injuries and possible physical complications later on in life. For many athletes there is no retirement plan, this is the reason they want to make as much money as possible in their short-lived careers. Professional athletes have a higher standard of living, which means they need more money to maintain that standard of living. Others argue their reasoning is to help their reasoning is to help their descendants such as their predecessors did for them. For example, Karl Malone, professional athlete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) quotes:It [supporting the union] isnt about helping Karl Malone, he says. Im going to get mine. But if you look at the history of the NBA, the leaders always left the next group of players with something better, from Dr. J to Larry Bird to Majic Johnson. Id like to be part of that. -Karl Malone, Sports Illustrated, p.183Taking the risk of financial instability due to injury, a higher standard of living, and short career in comparison to other professions are enough to allow athletes to be paid large amounts of money without any negative response. Although sports are a major contribution to our societies source of entertainment, it is not essential. Medical doctors and teachers, who are essential who are essential to the development of our society do not demand outrageous pay; they can be considered underpaid. The fans of these athletes are the means of which their paycheck is provided. Some of these overpaid athletes do not respect their fans, so why should they demand higher pay when they dont respect the provider of their paycheck. Athletes are role models, this is true, but t...
