Successful sports professionals can earn a great deal more money than people in other important professions. Some people think this is fully justified while others think it is unfair. Discuss both views and give your opinion

While some people are of the opinion that standard athletes should receive more payments than other important professionals, others believe

this

is not justified. In

this

essay I would discuss both views and explain why in my opinion there should not be so much difference in the pay of all professionals.

To begin

, those who are of the opinion that sports professionals should receive outrageous payments say so because of the following reasons.

Firstly

, they under-go pressure to perform well.

This

is because they do several training sessions.

Hence

, they put their personal lives on hold and concentrate

in

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on

performing their best.

For example

, in the United Kingdom, the football association has a team

for

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of

young boys where they teach them soccer from a tender age.

Therefore athletes

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Therefore, athletes

deserve

enormous pay

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an enormous pay

because they dedicate a long period of time for training.

Secondly

, international competitions bring fame to a

country

.

That is

to say, the success of an athlete representing a nation for a particular sport enhances the reputation of that

country

.

This

therefore

increases the economy of that

country

.

Hence athletes

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Hence, athletes

receive great pay commensurate to the advantage their success brings to the

country

.

For instance

, in 2009, the success of Nigeria Falcons in the

Fifa

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FIFA

World Cup resulted in economic gain for the

country

.

On the other hand

, there are other professionals

such

as teachers and doctors who are more important than sports professionals, but their annual salaries are very insignificant compared to that of successful athletes.

This

should not be the case because they impart greatly on the life of citizens. To exemplify, teachers impart knowledge

on

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to

children and help to shape their character, thereby becoming better citizens of the

country

. Without teachers, the role of parents in educating their children would be futile.

Similarly

, doctors work tirelessly to save lives. To clarify

this

, they have spent up to ten years

to study

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studying

in the university and internship to acquire the necessary knowledge they require.

However these

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However, these

professionals receive

meager

deficient in amount or quality or extent

meagre

salaries and

this

should not be the case because of their valuable services. To illustrate

this

, the six months salary of a medical doctor in Nigeria is about the fee given to a cricket player per match in the United Kingdom.

This

cannot be justified in any way. To conclude, I believe there should not be so much difference in the pay of other professionals and successful

sports men

someone who engages in sports

sportsmen

, as it is not fair or healthy. Professionals should be paid according to the service they render. The government should raise the salaries of other valuable professionals and collect taxes from sports professionals to ensure balance in the society.