Current Events > It annoys me when people complain about athlete salaries...

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If athletes are creating a shit ton of revenue for the team owner, WHY SHOULDN'T THEY GET TO SHARE IN THE REVENUE THEY CREATE FOR THE OWNER??!?!?

You can argue that sports teams shouldn't create so much revenue for the owners or whatever all you want, but athletes should get a huge share of the overall revenue they help create.

People also don't understand how hard it is to maintain being a competitive athlete.

They act as if its less money for the team or community or some s***

Jeff_AKA_Snoopy posted...

If athletes are creating a shit ton of revenue for the team owner, WHY SHOULDN'T THEY GET TO SHARE IN THE REVENUE THEY CREATE FOR THE OWNER??!?!?

You can argue that sports teams shouldn't create so much revenue for the owners or whatever all you want, but athletes should get a huge share of the overall revenue they help create.

Yep. They should be complaining about how much the owners make. They literally provide nothing.

Does any 1 person need $100 million though? Not limited to athletes question.

But teachers and kids with AIDs are poor

It's also a matter of being paid for a spending the majority of your childhood and teenage years going through practice, bus rides, coaches yelling at you, more practice, conditioning, etc... And then if you do all those things and play the sport through college you MIGHT have a 1% chance of making it big and getting a paycheck. If you don't get hurt, of course. And then, even if you do make it big, most players flame out in a few years with maybe a few million in their bank account. A lot of money sure, but it's easy to blow through that much money when you are in your 20's with an entire life ahead of you.

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Do you have any solutions for this? Because I'll be honest, I don't really pay much attention to women's sports aside from hockey during the Olympics. And despite enjoying watching them play internationally I don't think the games are on the same level as men's hockey. Which is the biggest reason they don't generate the revenue needed to pay similar salaries.

Athletes are if anything underpaid for how much revenue they bring in

High profile professional athletes keep making that much because the people vote with their cash to keep that status quo alive.

People who bitch about it need to convince consumers to spend their money elsewhere. So far, no success...

KaZooo posted...

People also don't understand how hard it is to maintain being a competitive athlete.

Dude. They bros are literally out clubbing and fucking weekly. It's not that hard with money and that is your job.

KaZooo posted...

People also don't understand how hard it is to maintain being a competitive athlete.

Yeah, being a top of the line athlete is hard. Too hard for most average people even because requiring near or peak level fitness, restrictive diet, etc..

The only valid complaint is the difference between each Athlete's salary. Crazy to think 1 player can win way more than a whole team. Craziest thing is that it is peak capitalism: You are doing good because you have money and acces to good trainers/technology/food then let me throw you more money. Unlike that other brat who is great despite eating once a day, practicing on their backyard and without healtcare. Nah we'll pay them pennies.

People have been complaining about athletes salaries since they started shooting up in the 80s.

RlP posted...

The only valid complaint is the difference between each Athlete's salary. Crazy to think 1 player can win way more than a whole team. Craziest thing is that it is peak capitalism: You are doing good because you have money and acces to good trainers/technology/food then let me throw you more money. Unlike that other brat who is great despite eating once a day, practicing on their backyard and without healtcare. Nah we'll pay them pennies.

As far as I know teams provide all that for them so it doesn't matter which players have more money. Besides even if they did have to pay it would be a tax write off because it is for work.

IfGodCouldDie posted...

As far as I know teams provide all that for them so it doesn't matter which players have more money. Besides even if they did have to pay it would be a tax write off because it is for work.

My post was poorly worded. It was 2 different thoughts. The first thought was 1 player vs a whole team. The second thought was about individual sports like running or swimming.

bluezero posted...

Does any 1 person need $100 million though? Not limited to athletes question.

yes

The_X_Dawg posted...

Dude. They bros are literally out clubbing and fucking weekly. It's not that hard with money and that is your job.

wtf, its extremely hard

RlP posted...

My post was poorly worded. It was 2 different thoughts. The first thought was 1 player vs a whole team. The second thought was about individual sports like running or swimming.

Fair enough.

The_X_Dawg posted...

It's really not. You have to be committed and work for it, sure, but a lot of them are where they are because of natural talent and genetics. Gym bros work just as hard, but those gym bros weren't born with the talent.

which means it is extremely hard to be one of the top athletes in a sport mode so be that top athlete thats regarded as the best year after year. its a lot more than just going to the gym and being on a strict diet

I would rather the money go towards teachers and doctors.

Yeah, who cares if they make a lot of cash? They should get the fruits of their labor, and I'd argue they don't get enough since the rich owners are leaches.

Frosted_Midna posted...

I would rather the money go towards teachers and doctors.

Do you think teachers, doctors, and others lack money because the Boston Red Sox are taking it first? I'm not sure what you mean.

LukaDoncic77 posted...

which means it is extremely hard to be one of the top athletes in a sport mode so be that top athlete thats regarded as the best year after year. its a lot more than just going to the gym and being on a strict diet

Then we will get into this whole debate of 'what is hard work'. The type of argument that people will use to argue cashiers vs. CEOs.

I have worked for/with a professional sports team. They put in work, absolutely. But also practice 2-4 hours, 3,4 days a week in-season. Have an obscene amount of resources at their disposal to make keeping them at their top performance that the average Joe could ever dream of. When they leave the training grounds, they generally aren't going home to hit the weights though and put in more work. They are living their lives. Some gym bros never leave the gym.

But also, I'm not arguing against high salaries. I think the whole sports industry itself is fucked. From owners raking in money, TV deals, player salaries, etc. For the players, get what you can.

People with big money should have to give a little of it to me so I can have medium money

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It's why you can find me on that one site for fanatics.

KaZooo posted...

People also don't understand how hard it is to maintain being a competitive athlete.

Not to mention depending on sport, how it can affect their bodies for the rest of their lives

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thanks

The_X_Dawg posted...

Then we will get into this whole debate of 'what is hard work'. The type of argument that people will use to argue cashiers vs. CEOs.

I have worked for/with a professional sports team. They put in work, absolutely. But also practice 2-4 hours, 3,4 days a week in-season. Have an obscene amount of resources at their disposal to make keeping them at their top performance that the average Joe could ever dream of. When they leave the training grounds, they generally aren't going home to hit the weights though and put in more work. They are living their lives. Some gym bros never leave the gym.

But also, I'm not arguing against high salaries. I think the whole sports industry itself is fucked. From owners raking in money, TV deals, player salaries, etc. For the players, get what you can.

cashiers and ceos all work hard within the circumstances they are handed, neither works harder than the other if you were to extrapolate whats expected from them/their position

yea, they practice 2-4 hours a day and are always on the road when not at home, a lot of them also have side businesses and brands that theyre heavily involved in that can eat away at the time they spend with their families, if they have one

when they go home some of them do continue to grind though, most, if not all professional athletes continue their training regimens throughout the off season because if they stop they feel theyll be surpassed by their peers by the time the following season starts up

every single strike in all sports look at these rich athletes being selfish and greedy never about the billionaire owners laughing at all of us on there 300 million dollar yachts they have paid well to be worshipped by the poor masses

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A lot of individuals who can't handle that don't actually become professional athletes. But those who do who struggle with it are also given tons of resources to manage it. Not saying it's not difficult though.

But then again, we come into the argument I mention earlier of how do we define the level of what is hard and what is not and how does compensation come into play. Because I can tell you someone who goes grocery shopping, dealing with the mental stress of customers yelling in your face calling you a stupid piece of shit seems just as hard as someone tweeting about your fumble.

CADE_FOSTER posted...

every single strike in all sports look at these rich athletes being selfish and greedy never about the billionaire owners laughing at all of us on there 300 million dollar yachts they have paid well to be worshipped by the poor masses

I think it's because most owners somehow manage to stay out of public eye. I mean, can you name half of the NFL owners? More than 10? Doesn't hurt that they can help easily manipulate the narrative because it's their league.

The_X_Dawg posted...

I think it's because most owners somehow manage to stay out of public eye. I mean, can you name half of the NFL owners? More than 10? Doesn't hurt that they can help easily manipulate the narrative because it's their league.

nfl owners tend to be more recognizable/known than the owners found in other sports because individuals own the teams (outside of Green Bay) instead of ownership groups

LukaDoncic77 posted...

nfl owners tend to be more recognizable/known than the owners found in other sports because individuals own the teams (outside of Green Bay) instead of ownership groups

Fair point but I can name...Dan Snyder, Jerry Jones, Mike Brown, Art Blank, and...Bob Kraft. 4 of those 5 for not good reasons.