So I know this story is a little old, but this is really bothering me. So this is just one recent example of how professional athletes are way over paid or not generous enough. Click on the link:
http://twentytwowords.com/2011/06/21/the-boston-bruins-bar-tab-after-winning-the-stanley-cup-156679-74/
Now I believe people have the right to go out and have fun. However, $150,000.00+ spent on alcohol is a little much. That money could have been given to the poor, helped pay for a college education for someone, built a well for clean water in Africa, ANYTHING. I have no sympathy for athletes who demand more money.
However, I do believe that in the case of the NFL lockout, the players deserve better care after retirement. I'm not talking huge amounts, but a little something to help them with health issues etc.
If I were rich, I would probably spoil myself on things too. I would probably buy myself nice cars, clothes, a fancy house (not necessarily large), I'd go on vacations, etc. However, I would not go to such great extents to throw away my money like the Bruins did. Oh well, that's my opinion and you are free to disagree. Let me know what your thoughts are.
In the words of Patrick Ewing: "Sure NBA players make a lot of money, but we spend a lot too."
ReplyDeleteOr Sprewell in rejecting what I recall to be a $20 million dollar contract: "I've got a family to feed."
Riiiiiiiiiiiiight.
I think the real question is: what is the worth of our players? I don't mean as people, but as a product, as entertainers. Are seats at an "important" game really worth a couple hundred dollars? How about a couple hundred a year for sports packages on TV? If they are than the salaries of the players and management don't seem that crazy. The players that complain about how much they make is their value relative to their important to their market, not relative to the real world. [for example] if a team makes $100 bucks because they are a popular team, and a player A is the main reason for making the team being popular yet he only makes $10, he feels ripped off for doing all the work. Even if the rest of the team is only making $7. An argument (in that light) can be made that he may deserve more. BUT the fact that the rest of the real world is only making $0.01 a year basically makes the athlete look like an ass.
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