Today athletes have two sets of their style in living their lives. Its called "Game" & "Fame" , the two key concepts to get and have in order to make it in the business of sports. Without the game there will be no fame, but with the fame but no game its less chance of a person making a career long lasting in this business. The way to make the athletes make themselves known in the sports industry is being good at whatever they do sport wise. It is very often that you see a baseball player who plays but not often as a set starting, making it onto TV for commercials, or any kind of fame.
When people see athletes with sports cars and awesome expensive houses, it draws audiences/ fans into watching that certain player, which then can lead to the fans watching the team he or she plays for. So when a lot of the negative people that judge the athletes and their fame and glory while getting on the player about how crazy it is about the amount of money he gets paid or the "ridiculous" items they own. It is all out of pure jealous and wishing they were in the athletes shoes. In my opinion I feel that whatever fame and amount of money a player gets, it is what he "earns", so I feel it is in all fairness of the sport to give what is earned.
In no way, shape or form to I feel the fame and all the events that happen in an athletes life should be judged unless and i mean UNLESS it is something that is done to harm someone, or affect others lives besides the athletes own.
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So again don't forget, before you start judging put yourself in the athletes shoes then decide whats next. Also, if you are thinking of becoming a professional athlete, just know that before all the fame, comes hard work and good game in your sport, which then comes the earnings/rewards for hard work well done!!
