sports stars
People have different views on whether sports professionals’ high salaries are justified or not. In my opinion, sports stars deserve high remuneration since they have worked hard to get to where they are. However, their salaries should be at par with those in other professions.

Those advocating high salaries athletes receive claim that sports-related jobs are risky. Clearly, playing a game or even training is prone to injuries.

Moreover, athletes deserve good pay. Once professional athletes retire from a sporting career, most of them fail to get a lucrative job. Therefore, the short duration of their career justifies a high salary.

Critics argue that athletes’ huge salaries remain uncomparable with earnings of other professions, who also make significant societal contribution. Medical students, for instance, receive lengthy specialized medical training prior to becoming doctors. Similarly, teachers have helped most people to get to where they are.

In conclusion, I agree that athletes should be paid more since they devote the vernal season of their life to their profession. However, excessively high salaries of professional athletes make it unfair for other professionals.

As a result of constant media attention, sports professionals in my country have become stars and celebrities, and those at the top are paid huge salaries. Just like movie stars, they live extravagantlifestyles with huge houses and cars.

Many people find their rewards unfair, especially when comparing these super salaries with those of top surgeons or research scientists, or even leading politicians who have the responsibility of governing the country. However, sports salaries are not determined by considering the contribution to society a person makes, or the level of responsibility he or she holds. Instead, they reflect the public popularity of sport in general and the level of public support that successful stars can generate. So the notion of ‘fairness’ is not the issue.

Those who feel that sports stars’ salaries are justified might argue that the number of professionals with real talent are very few, and the money is a recognition of the skills and dedication a person needs to be successful. Competition is constant and a player is tested every time they perform. in their relatively short career. The pressure from the media is intense and there is little privacy out of the spotlight. So all of these factors may justify the huge earnings.

Personally, I think that the amount of money such sports stars make is more justified than the huge earnings of movie stars, but at the same time, it indicates that our society places more value on sport than on more essential professions and achievements.