Is it fair that sport professionals are very highly paid?

Nowadays, it is commonplace that sport professional has much higher levels of income as compared to other jobs. Although this fact seems to be unfair to many other people, I think there are some good reasons why sport athletes are deserved their special treat in terms of payment.

It is frequently argued that a giant proportion of governmental budget was spent on sport players' salary as opposed to those paid for other occupations of even higher significance. This practice may lead to several negative consequence for society as a whole. The effect on youngsters is a case in point. Young kids and teenagers can develop a misconception that sport training is more important than academia and the kids would prefer to be in a professional sport player than having a normal job. Meanwhile, with that same given payment budget increase in one amount of payment would probably result in a remarkable shrink in the other. Being paid less, people who are currently working in important public sectors can feel inferior and not motivated as part of their monthly income, is now in the pocket of those wealthy sport stars. As a result, the government, especially those of developing nations, e.g my own country which is struggling with hundreds of other crucial missions, loses its people and operate less efficiently in the long run.

On the other hand, significant sources of income of sport professionals are from individuals and businesses. This can not easily be recognized by the public as they are undertaken in some hidden formats, such as endorsement and sponsorship. Many of the sport stars who are of widespread recognition earn their money from lucrative endorsement deals with large companies for PR purpose. The more successful and popular the endorser is, the higher pay he receives. David Beckham is a prime example for this case. The money he earned from P&G group for his Rejoice global campaign can set him for life. Another source of income for sport professionals is sponsorship provided by individuals or companies for their marketing objectives. As a result of this, everybody is happy: sport athletes earn much more, businesses gain good public images and most importantly, everybody else can enjoy high-qualified sport events without having to pay for pricey tickets.

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