It’s honestly saddening to look back and see how much the world of sports has changed over time, how corrupt it has gotten.
Athletes used to compete in sports purely for the love of the game. Currently, you have so-called “athletes” refusing to participate in team workouts because they feel that their $30 million contract just isn’t enough for them. It makes you question why they are even a professional athlete in the first place.
Sure money and fame are a few of the great perks that come with working hard through the years and becoming a full-time professional athletes. Sadly, money has become many athletes only priority.
That’s why many sports fans prefer to watch college sports versus professional sports. College athletes are not paid to play. Some fans say college athletics are more interesting to watch because the athletes play purely for the pride of their school and hopes of some day being signed to a professional organization.
However, I truly do not believe that is even the case anymore. Frequently you hear about universities getting reprimanded for giving their recruits “gifts.”
Then there are the handfuls of collegiate athletes who drop-out of college after just a year or two so they can go get paid millions of dollars to play.
What’s going to happen when these young athletes get a career-ending injury in the beginning of their career and have no money left? What’s going to happen when they have to get a real job with no college degree?
And these are supposed to be the thousands of fans’ heroes and role models?
Speaking of heroes, the worst part about sports today is how nearly every superstar or future hall of famer eventually admits to using performance enhancing drugs. Most recently one of the most inspiring athletes in the world, Lance Armstrong, was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for getting caught using a form of steroids.
Being a professional athlete used to be a symbol of being an idol and being superior. But it is very hard to say that remains true with many of today’s “professional” athletes.
