Do Sport Athletes Get Paid 2 Much?

[sancho2613]

Originally Posted by Longtimefan

I don't know if they get paid too much, but they sure as hell would play for a lot less.

haha you think if they told every player they were going to get paid a few mil less that there wouldn't be some kind of a strike? Well about the Pacman and Vicks I don't think that the money is really corrupting their minds. I think that these guys already have that kind of mentality. I don't believe that they were innocent kids and got big paydays so they all of a sudden start making stupid decisions even though I'm sure having all that money doesn't help if you already have the tendancy to make bad decisions.

[BrunellMVP?]

Originally Posted by sancho2613

haha you think if they told every player they were going to get paid a few mil less that there wouldn't be some kind of a strike? Well about the Pacman and Vicks I don't think that the money is really corrupting their minds. I think that these guys already have that kind of mentality. I don't believe that they were innocent kids and got big paydays so they all of a sudden start making stupid decisions even though I'm sure having all that money doesn't help if you already have the tendancy to make bad decisions.

not to sound preachy, but the seeds of poor decision were planted a long time go- these guys grew up being the best athlete most people had ever seen, if you hear that you are the greatest ever enough, I imagine some people begin to believe it eventually. (just ask most people that work for judges). These guys likely were making poor decisions well before the professional lives, but they had people covering for them. This same dichotomy holds true in the NFL, yet sometimes players do things that neither their teams, money or lawyers can make disappear. we are all guilty of placing them on a pedestal; we are all guilty of contributing to their delinquency.