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it depends on which college and which sport
nope
does athletes get pay for gold record
australia
No
No, they do not.
There are many jobs that pay way more than they should. Some that should pay less include professional athletes and celebrities.
only on wedensdays
Yes. NCAA rules forbid colleges (and boosters) from paying players to pay, but financial aid that's available to all students equally (not just to athletes) doesn't count. Even athletic scholarships are okay, as long as they don't cross the line from "assistance so the student can afford to attend college" to actual pay.
They are paid in the currency of the country they are playing in. Pay varies amongst different athletes.
An athletes pay can vary from function to function. The amount of their pay is determined by the contract that their manager helped to design.
No one can argue that athletes earn too much. Athletes are entertainers. They play a sport to entertain a crowd just like an actor performs in a play to entertain a crowd. People pay money to see both events. Both athletes and actors are paid according to their worth as ticket draws. An athlete or actor who brings a large group of people to an arena or theater makes a lot of money. People pay a lot of money to see the best. As long as people throw money at athletic events, athletes in the top tier will earn a lot of money.