Post by conman on Mar 2, 2009 0:02:59 GMT -5
Athletes no longer compete solely for the thrill and enjoyment of competition, but now compete for the biggest contract. This statement holds true for more and more athletes as time progresses. Contracts are becoming more and more inflated. A-Rod ‘s salary list at $28 million a year, is more than the 33 players on the Marlins' Opening Day roster and disabled list, which is totaled at $21.8 million. The reason why athletes such as A Rod, Bonds, and McGuire used steroids was to get more home runs, and in result a bigger contract. Players even quit on their teams if they don’t think their getting paid enough, money, even though players such as Manny Ramirez is getting millions in the first place. Basketball players are also ruining their career by skipping out on 75% of their college career and going right in the pros to make the big bucks they always dreamed of. I can just see in a couple years instead of throwing hats on the ice when Sydney Crosby scores his third goal, we will be forced to throw dollar bills and quarters on the ice to help pay for his salary. Money is destroying sports, and if you love sports, you need to put a stop to the now money derived thing we used to call sports.
The need for more money is so bad that a grown man who is already getting paid absurd amounts, would quit on his team because he feels he is not getting paid enough. Manny Ramirez wasn’t trying on the Red Sox because he wanted more money. In result he got traded, and at the Dodgers he was making unbelievable plays and hustling because he wanted to impress them and get a bigger contract. Other athletes such as Vince Carter, Shaq, Stoudamire, and many more athletes fall in the same category as Manny. This is a disgrace to sports and it’s a stab in the back to fans of the game. Learning that your favorite player isn’t happy with his 20 million dollars, and his already luxurious life can make people loose interest in their favorite team and eventually, not watch sports at all.
The use of steroids is also another reason athletes are ruining the game of sports. The reasons athletes take them is to get, stronger, and in result hit more homeruns, and with an increase of stats, comes a contract bonus and more money in the steroid users pocket. ” I wanted to prove to everyone that, you know, I was worth, you know”, stated A Rod a couple of weeks ago being questioned about steroids. This proves that athletes want to take steroids to boost their ego and gain money. The bigger your biceps are, the stronger your shoulders are, and the more chizzled your chest is could make the difference of a 10 million dollar salary, to a 28 million dollar salary, such as A Rod’s. The use of steroids kills sports because it makes athletes have to cheat to gain wealth, instead of using their natural talent and ability.
Athletes in high school only go to school for their required one year, instead of going all four years to gain experience and improve their game. Instead, athletes such Michael Beasley, Greg Oden, and Kevin Durant go to college for one year, and go to straight to the NBA to get their big contracts and become a rich man. Now Durant, Beasley, and Oden, who chose money over improvement, are not playing to their ability and are a “major disappointment” to the NBA. The rule that athletes don’t have to finish their college career is ridiculous and a change has to be made. The longer athletes stay In college , the better they get at the game, and in result will have a greater affect when they enter the NBA as a mature adult, rather than an immature teen. Does a sports fan want an inexperienced unproven star taking the last shot at the end of the game to win the NBA championship, or a experienced 4 year collegiate stud, with the ball in his hands in the final moment of the NBA Championship game.
Money is killing sports. Ticket prices, apparel prices, and T.V. program prices are going up because the organizations need your money to pay off the players’ salaries. Steroids is killing the sports of baseball and soon, the statistic of 7 out of 12 top home run hitters in baseball took performance enhancing drugs sometime in their life time, could go up to 12 out 12 because of the media leaking more and more information. Athletes are wasting their talent and are diminishing the talent in the pros because of their greedy attitudes. Now, I ask all of you, do you want to pay a minimum of$1,300 to sit in the 26th row at the new Yankee Stadium. Do you want to see your favorite player in court because of steroid charges when all he wanted was to get an extra 3 million dollars so he could buy the 5 story house instead of the 4 story house. Do you want to see your team loose by 1 run to your rivals, when you know if Manny Ramirez wanted to hustle he could of caught the fly ball that would of saved them the game. Sports is becoming centralized by money, rather than entertainment aspect, and if we don’t do anything about it, sports could be destroyed forever.
The need for more money is so bad that a grown man who is already getting paid absurd amounts, would quit on his team because he feels he is not getting paid enough. Manny Ramirez wasn’t trying on the Red Sox because he wanted more money. In result he got traded, and at the Dodgers he was making unbelievable plays and hustling because he wanted to impress them and get a bigger contract. Other athletes such as Vince Carter, Shaq, Stoudamire, and many more athletes fall in the same category as Manny. This is a disgrace to sports and it’s a stab in the back to fans of the game. Learning that your favorite player isn’t happy with his 20 million dollars, and his already luxurious life can make people loose interest in their favorite team and eventually, not watch sports at all.
The use of steroids is also another reason athletes are ruining the game of sports. The reasons athletes take them is to get, stronger, and in result hit more homeruns, and with an increase of stats, comes a contract bonus and more money in the steroid users pocket. ” I wanted to prove to everyone that, you know, I was worth, you know”, stated A Rod a couple of weeks ago being questioned about steroids. This proves that athletes want to take steroids to boost their ego and gain money. The bigger your biceps are, the stronger your shoulders are, and the more chizzled your chest is could make the difference of a 10 million dollar salary, to a 28 million dollar salary, such as A Rod’s. The use of steroids kills sports because it makes athletes have to cheat to gain wealth, instead of using their natural talent and ability.
Athletes in high school only go to school for their required one year, instead of going all four years to gain experience and improve their game. Instead, athletes such Michael Beasley, Greg Oden, and Kevin Durant go to college for one year, and go to straight to the NBA to get their big contracts and become a rich man. Now Durant, Beasley, and Oden, who chose money over improvement, are not playing to their ability and are a “major disappointment” to the NBA. The rule that athletes don’t have to finish their college career is ridiculous and a change has to be made. The longer athletes stay In college , the better they get at the game, and in result will have a greater affect when they enter the NBA as a mature adult, rather than an immature teen. Does a sports fan want an inexperienced unproven star taking the last shot at the end of the game to win the NBA championship, or a experienced 4 year collegiate stud, with the ball in his hands in the final moment of the NBA Championship game.
Money is killing sports. Ticket prices, apparel prices, and T.V. program prices are going up because the organizations need your money to pay off the players’ salaries. Steroids is killing the sports of baseball and soon, the statistic of 7 out of 12 top home run hitters in baseball took performance enhancing drugs sometime in their life time, could go up to 12 out 12 because of the media leaking more and more information. Athletes are wasting their talent and are diminishing the talent in the pros because of their greedy attitudes. Now, I ask all of you, do you want to pay a minimum of$1,300 to sit in the 26th row at the new Yankee Stadium. Do you want to see your favorite player in court because of steroid charges when all he wanted was to get an extra 3 million dollars so he could buy the 5 story house instead of the 4 story house. Do you want to see your team loose by 1 run to your rivals, when you know if Manny Ramirez wanted to hustle he could of caught the fly ball that would of saved them the game. Sports is becoming centralized by money, rather than entertainment aspect, and if we don’t do anything about it, sports could be destroyed forever.