Successful sports professionals can earn a lot of more money than people in other important professions. Some people think that this is fully justified while others think it is unfair. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

Nowadays, tempted by the substantial income figures of professional

sportsmen

, more and more people choose to pursue a career in

sports

.

While

some feel that

such

high pay that

sportsmen

receive creates a disbalance, I side with those who believe that

such

remuneration is fully deserved.

First,

it could be argued that

sports

do not represent a kind of activity

that is

of vital importance to society. Some people think that occupations that contribute most to the well-being and prosperity of humankind,

such

as doctors, firefighters and teachers, should be exclusively eligible for high income.

Consequently

, the great earnings of other professions that deal with entertainment,

for instance

, are thought to be unjustified and should be reduced.

Moreover

, it is sometimes claimed that activities demanding more mental than physical capacity should be better remunerated. One reason for

that is

that the former is considered to require more work and time to be honed, than the latter.

On the other hand

, personally, I believe that the big amount of money that

sportsmen

earn is well deserved.

First,

it is obvious that professional

sports

, which in turn are highly competitive, often result in substantial injuries to

sportsmen

.

Thus

, the high income is fully justified, because it allows them both to accept it as a kind of reward for potential traumas and to cover medical support if needed.

Secondly

, in my opinion, good

sportsmen

are an extremely rare breed, so, it naturally follows, that scarce ‘resources’ are usually expensive.

As a result

, I feel that

sportsmen

deserve to be paid a lot of money

due to

the exceptional mixture of their natural abilities and extensive training. In conclusion,

although

sports

are thought not to be of essential societal importance,

sportsmen

work equally hard and possess unique quintessence of qualities.

Therefore

, on balance, I firmly believe that they should receive substantial remuneration.