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.

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The higher remuneration of the
sportsmen
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has always been a popular topic for debate as some believe that
people
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across other fields
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contribute the same effort but end up being paid less while the rest believe it’s worth their talent. I would have to
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my support to the former group as I feel that there are other areas where
people
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put in the same or more effort and
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hard work
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mostly overshadowed by the sports industry. It is widely agreed that being a successful sportsperson would require a lot of character,
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hard work
and physical fitness that needs to be maintained throughout the career. Until their retirement they
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have the freedom to yield to their tastebuds, party like an animal or give their bones some rest. It can’t be denied that apart from their own achievements they
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play for their country’s pride. The football players are an apt example for
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a scenario where they go through a tough diet and discipline to play for their representative clubs as well as for their country and
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are paid a hefty salary.
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, the earning period of an athlete would not
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as they retire very early during their career. Despite all these factors
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it’s not fair to pay
sportsmen
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more than the
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putting in more or less the same efforts in the other sectors. There are many
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fields where the contributors deserve to be paid more than the
sportsmen
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, like soldiers dedicating their lives guarding the country’s borders, scientists working hard to explore things to improve human life, etc. A very good instance of
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a scenario would be the doctors and the frontline workers who risked their lives during the pandemic trying to save the infected patients. Still, they were not paid a higher salary as compared to the
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.
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I conclude that
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even though
there is an explicit effort and dedication put forth by the sportsperson, they should not be paid more than the
people
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who commit their life and
hardwork
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hard work
towards their own domain.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • financial remuneration
  • exceptional
  • merit
  • talent
  • demand
  • entertainment value
  • career span
  • physical demands
  • justified
  • unfair
  • criticism
  • income inequality
  • societal priorities
  • sportsmanship
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