18 Unit 01 | Ready to rumble Expand your vocabulary: Linking ideas Read the article and fill in the missing linking devices from the box. LANGUAGE 25 actually as much as as well as because but but as long as no matter of course so why though whether until 1 rookies: Neulinge, Anfänger/innen Are professional athletes getting paid too much? (1) or not professional athletes are overpaid has been a long-standing debate. And in a world where some professional athletes, such as male NBA players, earn nearly 100 times the salary of the average US teacher, it comes as no surprise. (2) what your opinion is, the issue at hand isn’t how much they earn, but why their salaries are so high in the first place. (3) do professional athletes make more money than most of us could ever dream of? (4) , there are many factors involved, such as the years of training that go into perfecting their skills, the wear and tear on their bodies, and their short career spans. Naturally, gender also plays a significant role as male athletes tend to earn far more than their female counterparts. (Interestingly, one area where female athletes can out-earn men is in individual sports like tennis.) As fans, we play a direct role in driving up player salaries (5) we keep coming back for more. (6) a good portion of this money comes from TV deals with major networks, a lot of it also comes from ticket sales and merchandise. Sponsorships and endorsements are big business. As a fan of Chicago sports, I can tell you that I have purchased insanely priced tickets to Cubs and Blackhawks games, averaging around $30–$60, with no regrets. I’m guilty of watching college football every Saturday during the season, and I own gear from at least three different colleges. I, (7) other fans, am still a part of the reason athletes get paid so much. (8) I would like to sit here and say that athletes are overpaid, considering even some rookies1 make more than the President of the United States, I am partly responsible for funding their paychecks. Professional athletes have been paid lucrative salaries for years. (9) , it seems crazy that a player would make more money than a doctor, lawyer, firefighter, police officer, teacher, or even world leaders. (10) as fans and consumers, we keep putting the money in their pockets. We keep returning to our favorite spot on the couch, surrounded by friends and game-day snacks, ready to watch our teams play. (11) we as fans decide to give up on our teams, athletes will continue to make this kind of money. (12) they keep playing, I’ll keep paying. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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