how come pro athletes make so much?
478795
They make so much because we live in a society that glorifies fame, and drools at watching others make millions.....sadly, the common person has no drive to make that money themselves. So in turn, they find solace over personal inadequacies by watching others.\n\nDon't get me wrong, I like watching the occasional game too....but as a lover of athletics....I couldn't give a damn about the players...and their stats...and all that junk.\n\nBesides, I'm also not a dead man walking that has no dreams...I'll make their money too, it just takes time.
683579
Amateur athletes have by definition a tougher time because they have to balance their training with work... \n\nbut, I am happy for pro's who actually get money from playing sports\n\nThe only thing I ask is, if you are getting paid to do a sport you better do it way better than amateurs.. that goes to you NBA players who can't shoot freethrows!
130285
uhmm.. do you speak english, i cant understand this... are you asking how much to prono casters get money wise.. ??\n\nif so, the job varies, in film there is rarley a set amount to jobs liek this, you typically get paid per job, not a steady salary.
498319
Well, the NFL is the best organized league in the world, and as the most organized league it is the most profitable. If teams and owners were not earninjg big amount of money, they wouldn´t be paying big salaries. Football players are incredible athletes that compete during 6 hard football season months! But a team woulnd´t be paying 100 million in salaries if they weren´t recieving much more. Tickets, merchandise (in and out of stadiums), TV contracts, sponsorship deals amount for such a profit that they can afford those big salaries. True, players go through a lot of pain during and after the season, but i guess rugby players do also, and they aren´t recieving the same salaries. Also, i believe salaries are way too high, but as long as the owners are making money, they will be going for better contracts to attract the best in the business.\n\nGolf ain´t that bad sport. Last Sunday someone won 1.3 million for 4 days of work at the course... not bad! Tiger has a 20 plus million contract with Nike. I believe he has made Nike win more than that or else he wouldn´t get a new contract!
239847
About 40 thousand a year. The best players can make a little more.
335209
This truly is a good question, in the spirit of getting paid to play a game, yes they are overpaid as compared to someone who is actually doing something important, Teachers, Police officers, doctors. However, when you think about the obscene amounts of money being made by professional sports leagues, without the players none of this would be possible, so they do deserve the money that they actually are bringing into the games they play. You should see a great movie called "Eight Men Out" and you'll see how greedy the owner's used to be. Mickey Mantle one year won the triple crown in baseball, that is a rare award, it is for the player who had the most home runs, most runs batted in and highest batting average. He was rewarded by a cut in his salary, even though his numbers were the best, they were lower than the year before, hence the pay cut. It's all relative.
327670
Professional sports have always been businesses and the other sports not far behind.  Winning is very good for business.  The two are inseparable.  Every time you attend a game, buy a team shirt, or whatever, you are buying a product provided by that business.  The more a team wins, he more of those products you buy, the better the people responsible for you buying that product (the players and execs.), get paid.  Supply and demand are the very simple explanation for this.  We want it, and very few have the physical or financial ability to provide it.
533761
No by the game my friends brother's best friend is in the NBA. Andrew Bynum and he said he made a certain amount of money every playoff game it was like 200,000. It sounds crazy.
527229
if the person has strong will and superior athletic ability , it may take 6 to 8 years to reach pro level  . but during that time where is the money coming from  for all expenses ?
1186756
it all depends on the winnings they made per year, the sponser stuff they had.. and how much money they put back into the team.. and also it depends on how much the team makes and how good of a driver they are.. \nfor example, tony stewart probably banked the most last year b/c of being champion and having a hell of a sponser.. his earnings alone for his races were 6,987,535.. that doesn't include other income.. \nyeah, they make some pretty darn good money though...but they use a lot of that to help their career. a lot of driver's put money into planes to make travel easier, and be able to do more.. a lot of them get better motorcoaches as time goes on, and lot of them start plahying in owning cars/tracks and all that good stuff. i mean, sure, they are living a bit ncier than the average joe..but they make shit compared to most athletes, b/c their sport is so expensive to get into, and keep operating in in the first place.
1063141
Why can't they be paid like the rest of do? I mean, sure they are good at sports but everyone is good at something. Shouldn't we all get paid millions because we do what we are good at? I would love to get a million dollars for helping people get their ged and improving their life but I know that I won't get it.\n\nEnough ranting.
882311
I have always heard that they get next to nothing.  All the money they earn comes from calendars, personal appearances, etc.\n*edit*\nYep, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders get $50 per game, are not paid for rehearsals and are responsible for maintaining their uniform.  It's probably industrywide.
794047
Some people just really like balls, so they are nactually not watching the people at all. It sure makes no sense for us to work our balls off trying to make a living then go pay a ton to watch a bunch of people do exactly what you are asking about and get paid more for in one year of playing than we may make in a lifetime.\n\nOnce we are all hooked on Yahoo Answers, they will charge as well.
670039
I assume that you are talking about the players.  In that case it is baseball.  The NFL has a salary cap.  You don't see any football players signing $200 million dollar contracts like in baseball (Alex Rodriguez)
362871
they make money all sorts of way. selling tickets for matches, % of away gates, merchandise, food stalls inside the ground etc etc, also by selling players to clubs for more than they brought them. this is more benficial if the player has been at the club since academy/ youth stage as they would not have paid much to develope this player thus when seeling on make a profit.  It is beneificial to win a cup and get into europe because you are playing more games there fore you can expect more revenue from paying crowds. Also the tv rights paid to a club for this competition will be more and more the further they get in a competition and ultimately the prize money for that competition increases the further they go. Also with being on tv more and being more sucessful more people will know about them thus sparking an interest in merchandise this club will sell
940376
The high salaries for players give specially talented individuals an opportunity to generate an income large enough to help entire communities if they are so inclined. many players give a tremendous amount of money to underprivileged communities. \nConversely, some players are treated as a commodity themselves. This gives them a warped sense of materialism. Playing only for the dollar, and believing the money makes them special.
95551
I think it is suppose to be about the best of the best.  Since they get paid alot of money to play a game, chances are they are the best at what they do.  That doesn't mean that there aren't amatuers out there that might deserve to be there but were overlooked due to status.