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What is a person called if he or she played sports for money?
a person who plays sport can be called a professional player because that is his or her profession
Why does Nike wield so much power in professional sports?
because they have money and are well known
How have strikes and lockouts affected professional sports?
Lockouts have many affects in professional sports. For one, seasons are shortened or lost and therefore the fans can't see their favorite athletes in action. Of course that causes a lot of money to be lost because tickets aren't being sold and there aren't any tv ratings without televised games. Also, professional athletes have lost a tad bit of their competitive edge because they aren't competing on a daily basis.
Why are there some sports without professionals?
The simple answer is Money. If there was a demand for a professional sports league it would be available.
How much money is spent on professional sports each year?
A lot
How do professional sports people use their money?
To live, usually luxuriously.
Why do professional sports players make so much?
because everyone looks up to them so they think they should make more money
Is sports too commercial?
Professional sports have been commercialized in order to feed the public's need for everything to be bigger and better. In order to pay for athletes and facilities commercial contracts are needed. Sports are no longer simple; rather they have become complicated money making businesses.
How many sports pay prize money?
Every Single Professional Sport
How much money did American spend on professional sports?
20 million i think
Are pro sports profitable?
Generally speaking the majority of professional sports teams are profitable. To offset the usually high contracts of professional athletes, TV revenue for playing the teams on local and even national stations brings in allot of money, helping make the sports team profitable.
Why does the US value sports more than education?
Because most Americans think that they can make it big time in a professional sports program and see it as a "get rich quick" scheme instead of actually working for their money
