Professional athletes have been practicing their sport since they were young, most of them started their career at a age of six, while the businessmen, engineers, entrepreneurs etc... started thinking about their career path at 18 years old. During their course of life, athletes didn't have much free time on their hands during their teenage years, they were all to busy practising, training and making a reputation for themselves to get chosen by a team while the other teenagers were attending parties, having fun with their free time and not worrying about their future.
Athletes don't have stable careers, it's an all or nothing deal. You can have a injury that can end your career thus shutting down your money income. We all know that injuries happen very quickly because we have all suffered from them and they are even more common in sports. If you get injured on a normal job you still get paid while you rest at home and if you get injured as a professional athlete and you can't play anymore, no more cash for you. If you career has been ended by an injury as a athlete you have to restart your whole life again since you don't have much job experience.
To be honest, all professional athletes have earned it. They have been working hard their entire and they are always at risk. The amount of effort required to make it so far in life is huge. You are not only fighting for a place against players in your country but also worldwide. It's an extremely big gamble to take since if you don't succeed, you don't have much chances to prosper in being a pro player.
In conclusion, pro athletes are not overpaid because they devoted their life to the sport they love, it's an all or nothing deal and also they have earned respectfully.
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