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Professional athletes in popular sports such as football and basketball are paid millions of dollars. Some people believe this is unfair, especially since other professions, such as nurses and primary teachers are paid such low salaries. To what extent do you agree that professional athletes are overpaid？

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In my opinion, professional athletes
such
 as football and
basketball
 are not overpaid. Well, they might make lots of money, but the truth is, most professional athletes don’t have long careers, and
also
 come with a lot of risks that may hurt their bodies.
Firstly
, the main reason I think that professional athletes are not overpaid is their short careers.
For example
, professional athletes
such
 as
basketball
 and football, their “golden career age” are around 12 years. They are making money in really short times, not like other professions
such
 as teachers or doctors.
Secondly
, professional athletes have really high risk to hurt or break their bodies. They are in strong competitions with lots of limb collision. Means, of course, easily get harmed. When they are getting harmed, fortunate athletes may just rest for a couple of weeks, but some unfortunate athletes will end their athletic career immediately.
For example
, some well-known
basketball
 players
such
 as Yao-Ming, Rose and Tracy McGrady, these players will have bright careers if they
are not get
Suggestion
are not getting
do not get
don't get
have not got
have not gotten
 harmed, but they do, and can’t play
basketball
 anymore.
Thirdly
, fans. All professional athletes have fans, their “high salaries” have a count of a large part
from
Suggestion
of
 their fans. As long as the fans keep supporting their favourite teams, their favourite athletics, the professional athletes will not have a low salary. To sum up, combine the following points, I don’t think professional athletes are overpaid, they paid a lot to reach their achievements, they are presenting their never-give-up
spirits
Suggestion
the spirits
to
Suggestion
of
 everyone who watched their games. They worth it.

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