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It is the Stanley Cup final, the Toronto Maple Leafs are playing against the Buffalo Sabres. With one minute left in regulation time the game is tied at 1-1, the fans are cheering and the anticipation begins to rise as the time on the clock slowly decreases. Steve Thomas of the Toronto Maple Leafs, sees an opportunity and goes for the puck. He skates towards the net of the opposing team yet is slammed into the boards by Satan of the Buffalo Sabres. Steve Thomas slowly skates to the bench and it is evident that he has been injured. The captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Mats Sundin steals the puck back from the Sabres. He rapidly skates into the opposing zone and with merely 20 seconds left in the game he shoots and he scores! A sudden burst of screams and cheers emerges and fills the building. The players are overcome with joy as they achieve their lifetime dreams. Mats Sundin and Steve Thomas are invaluable players to the Toronto Maple Leafs Club. On average they are both getting paid 6.5 million dollars per year. Their skills, determination, and contribution equals their high-paid salaries. In fact, in the past few decades, athletes' salaries such as Steve Thomas and Mats Sundin's have escalated and society ha
There are many setbacks that come along with the career of a professional athlete. Unlike most careers, the career of a professional athlete is a short one. The average career of a pro-athlete lasts between 10-12 years (Valasek, 1). Since their careers are so short, professional athletes make a lot of money due to the fact that they need to insure their future. The chances of becoming a professional athlete are very slim. It is harder to become a pro-athlete than a brain surgeon or any other highly paid job in today's society (Valasek, 2). For example, while playing basketball Michael Jordan got paid about $90 million dollars per year (Orley, 1). He is the best basketball player in basketball's history and the chances of anyone playing as good as Jordan are almost impossible. Michael Jordan is the best in the world at what he does and any person that is the best in the world at their occupation is making a large amount of money. Since the chances of becoming a professional athlete are so low then it is only logical that a pro-athlete should be getting paid more than a person in any other profession. There are many hardships and disadvantages of becoming a pro-athlete, which contributes to the high salaries that are received. The public's demand for professional athletes is colossal. Professional athletes are paid based on their contribution to fan satisfaction. For example, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, Mr. Jones profited over $16,000,000 last year, after paying salaries. However, he would have made a much smaller profit without key players such as Emnitt Smith, Troy Aikman, and Michael Erwin due to the fact that they are the major reason why fans enjoy the games (Valasek, 1). The owner understands this and under
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