Are most major Athletes just spoiled brats?

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Have a little read: ... Are most major Athletes just spoiled brats? Introduction In recent year there has been much controversy surrounding the lives and he behaviour of modern sports stars much of this controversy relates to drug taking, violence, financial rewards and arrogant behaviour perhaps some of the best examples of this situation would be found in Football and rugby Page 1 ...... Financial rewards are to high. Page 2 ...... Tough training schedules. Page 3 ...... Lack control on there tempers. Page 4 ...... Media pestering. Page 5 ...... Drug taking. Page 6 ...... Serious injury due to pressure to do well. Page 7 ...... Lack of interest in the game more into advertising Page 8 ....... Upset of family life. Page 9 ...... Luxury they lead. Page 10 ..... Brief career. Financial rewards are too high Do people's earnings really reflect the value of their occupation when a groundbreaking scientist earns less than a snooker player? Footballers, and top sports stars all rake in vast amounts of cash - but are they really worth millions of pounds more than firemen, nurses, teachers, aid workers and those in other such hardworking vocations? The scientist who created Dolly the sheep has just signed a deal with a us company that will see him earning £500,000 for five years work, developing techniques to clone a patient's own cells for transplant. In the same week that a snooker player earned half the amount for just two weeks' work, who do you think should be earning big bucks? Can you justify how much you earn? Are some vocations more worthy of financial reward than others? It is a fact that footballers are paid far too much for what they do and it is ridiculous that people doing more important jobs an jobs that benefited humanity are paid much less. And I also have to say that Football fans should cheer for a freeze on players' pay rises, as it has been revealed that clubs are less profitable despite a huge increase in takings an as a result then the standard of the football stadiums and games will be likely to fall as the clubs begin to lose profits. Tough training schedules It may be a fact that athletes have tough training schedules but isn't things for example the preparation for GCSES or A levels is an awful thing to put a person under as the pressure that they come under is immense and it

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