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 own opinion.

It is true that successful sportsmen can earn much more money than other professionals who succeed in other sectors. Many

people

think it is reasonable, but others consider it unfair and inequitable. For me, it is completely justified that famous

athletes

get paid much higher than

people

in other professions. To enlighten

this

debate, let’s see how some

people

can complain about the

sports

professionals getting paid so much money. They think that

athletes

are just physically strong and not intelligent. And the

sports

games are just for fun. Whereas medical doctors,

for example

,

work days

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and nights to treat thousands of patients but are poorly paid. Or, scientists who have made vaccines against Covid 19 and as

such

, helped to save millions of

people

around the world, are only receiving a

third

, or a fifth, of what David Beckham may earn with an advertisement on TV. And they think it is totally unacceptable. But other

people

have different explanations for that issue.

First

, to be successful in

sports

, a person must be trained from his very early childhood and

also

works hard every day. He would have to sacrifice many joys in his life,

for instance

, eating, going out with friends, etc. in order to save time for practice, for becoming stronger and better skilled.

Second

, he will face a lot of risks of getting injured during the games or competitions that may lead to some cracked bones or disabilities, or even death. We may name here a number of famous Formula One racers who died or got paralyzed in or after the race.

Third

, because of those injuries, many

athletes

cannot sustain their health for long. As a matter of fact, they usually see degradation in their performance after reaching the age of 40 and have to retire much earlier than workers in other professions.

Therefore

, the

athletes

deserve a better earning in the best years of their career in order to finance their life later on.

Furthermore

, great

athletes

who earn international prizes,

such

as gold medals in the Olympic Games, make their countries and nations proud of these achievements, as a symbol of the country’s strong position in the world. To conclude, I think famous and talented

sports

professionals should be paid well. It is really duly recognition of excessive efforts they have made to become successful in their chosen job.