Bad Rap: Pro Athletes Are Not So Bad
Professional athletes bring about an aura of disgust to many American citizens. The “greedy”, “overpaid” “criminals” that we call athletes sicken many upper class individuals. Whenever a professional athlete signs a multi-million dollar deal, America always hears about it. For example, Alex Rodriguez recently signed the largest contract in pro sports history with the Texas Rangers: $250,000,000.00 over a ten-year period. That is equal to a quarter of a billion dollars. Many people in the media became outraged that a single individual agreed to accept this huge amount of money. An interview with Rodriguez’s agent on the CBS news program, 60 Minutes, painted the picture that Alex Rodriguez is a greedy person who refused to be paid anything less than the money he was eventually given. When a labor dispute arises, such as Major League Baseball’s recent one, the media almost always sides with the owners against the players. They put the blame on the players for being selfish by signing ridiculous contract offers and having absurd demands. When there is a work stoppage, and the fans go crazy, the players receive all of the criticism. The media is forever attacking professional athletes who get mixed up with the law. The O
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