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According to Forbes, Cristiano Ronaldo made $105 million in 2020, which may seem like too much. However, professional athletes work extremely hard, with Ronaldo training 5 times a week for 4 hours and playing games every weekend for over 20 years. While salaries seem large, the revenue from tickets, sponsors and media that pay athletes comes from fans supporting the organizations that the athletes represent. Whether athletes are overpaid is complicated as the pay reflects the dedication and unseen responsibilities of their roles.

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Developing An Argument

According to Forbes, Cristiano Ronaldo made $105 million in 2020, which may seem like too much. However, professional athletes work extremely hard, with Ronaldo training 5 times a week for 4 hours and playing games every weekend for over 20 years. While salaries seem large, the revenue from tickets, sponsors and media that pay athletes comes from fans supporting the organizations that the athletes represent. Whether athletes are overpaid is complicated as the pay reflects the dedication and unseen responsibilities of their roles.

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Chi Hieu Nguyen

2AJ211
Tue 9:15

Developing an argument
Are professional athletes overpaid?
Version 1:

According to Forbes (2020), Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese football player, made in


2020 $105 Million, which might us think that is too much. Even though the amount is
astronomical, there has been lot of hard work behind this salary. It is believed that
Ronaldo trains 5 times per week for 4 hours plus he plays games every weekend and
this routine has been like that for at least 20 years. Parker Reed, sports editor (2017)
said that professional athletes are highly paid because of the wealthy franchise, for
which they play. For example, their revenue comes from tickets from fans, sponsors,
streaming platforms but neither of that would have been without the athletes
representing their organizations. Overall, nothing seems black and white, because all
the dedication and responsibilities that we may not see is implicated into the pay.

Sources:
Reed, P. (2017). Are professional athletes overpaid? The Spectator.

https://www.spectatornews.com/sports/2017/03/are-professional-athletes-

overpaid/

Are Pro Athletes Overpaid? (2019). The New York Times Upfront.

https://upfront.scholastic.com/issues/2018-19/040119/are-pro-athletes-

overpaid.html#1010L
Chi Hieu Nguyen
2AJ211
Tue 9:15

Version 2:
Are professional athletes overpaid?

Topic sentence:
According to Forbes (2020), Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese football player, made in
2020 $105 Million, which might us think that is too much.
Development
Even though the amount is astronomical, there has been lot of hard work behind this
salary.
Example
It is believed that Ronaldo trains 5 times per week for 4 hours plus he plays games
every weekend and this routine has been like that for at least 20 years. Parker Reed
(2017), sports editor said that professional athletes are highly paid because of the
wealthy franchise, for which they play. For example, their revenue comes from tickets
from fans, sponsors, streaming platforms but neither of that would have been without
the athletes representing their organizations.
Summary
Overall, nothing seems black and white, because all the dedication and
responsibilities that we may not see is implicated into the pay.

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