Atheletes...overpaid?

[lumberjim]

Originally posted by Beestie

How come (not to pick at you, LJ) everyone always asks if athletes are overpaid but no one notices or thinks its unfair when Jim Carrey or J Lo or Ben Afflek or whoever gets $20M for a movie?

i agree with you beestie. i started the thread because this topic came up in 2 other threads recently. IMO, the market has created the money, and the stars have created the market, so the stars should reap the bennies. that, and the risk the atheletes incur in devoting their early life to the sport they play.

if you're an exceptional ball player, and your pro career is all but assured from late in high school ( Kobe Bryant) but you injure yourself, and never make the bigs, you're somewhat screwed.....

risk/reward + supply/demand = $$$$$ for the individual risk taker/star

i think it is only fair.

the fans, though, having paid the star, are right to expect 100% effort from their guy/gal 100% of the time, and should feel jipped by guys like Matt Geiger and Ricky Waters ( "for what? for who?") when they are obviously doing the minimum required to get paid.