Реферат: Greed In Sports Essay Research Paper Greed

themselves if that team will be a contender, or if that’s the team they truly

want to be a part of. They look at all the offers put in front of them, and see

which one has the most dollars signs in it. It has gotten to the point where if

someone asks ?who did he used to play for?? they correct answer is six or seven

different teams, depending on how long he’s been playing.

Professional athletes always say that there is nothing they would want to

do more than play their sport. One year later they contradict themselves by

refusing to play due to a salary dispute. I think this greed begins as soon as

the athlete realizes that he can play at the professional level. When they

realize they can make a ton of money by doing what they have always been good at,

they start concentrating on the money to be made instead of concentrating on

playing a game. The same person who played little league, then for his high school

team, while never making a dollar for doing it, but still enjoying it all the same,

suddenly develops a greed that is unimaginable. Not only do they want to

get paid, but they want to get paid more than anyone has a right to for

playing a game.

Sports will always be the owners business, the players job, and the fans

game. I think the owners and players often forget this, but the fans are the

ones who pay for it. The players see others players making millions, and wont

play unless they also make a ridiculous amount. The owners are willing to do

whatever it takes to get the players signed, so they pay them millions and raise

the prices on the fans. It has gotten to the point where if you want to take

your family to a sporting event, and possibly buy some food while your there,

you better take out a small loan from the bank before you go. Every year the

prices for tickets, food, parking and souvenirs increase at the same rate as the

greed of the players, and the owners willingness to pay.

The solution for all of this madness is a salary cap. Baseball and

basketball due have salary caps now, but $35 million divided by twelve players

is hardly a cap. In all sports they should have a maximum of $100,00 for