should student athletes be paid

Should Student Athletes Be Paid? (Pro)Introduction Albert Einstein, a famous scientist, physician, and philosopher once said, "Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value." Success is something that many people in society have questioned. Many question whether those who are successful deserve to be where they are. Those who are successful often get high payments, life qualities, etc. The same games for (expecially student) athletes. Student athletes should be paid because of the benefits the others, and the students get from being paid. Reason 1 They Earn It Like many other successful people, student athletes earn their money, education, and opportunities through working for it. Most student athletes practice as much as the average person works. Just like the average worker, athletes need to practice, and work at what the earn their money from. The student athletes also have a second challenge at hand when they do this. They still have to maintain good grades, while still being good at what they are earning an income from. The average American when they are not at work gets to do what they want. They have the choice of what they do when they're outside of work. Meanwhile, student athletes when not exercising have homework, and classes to worry about because if they do not keep at least decent grades, they'll lose their chance to continue college from sports. Not only do they have those two things at hand to worry about, but they also have social lives, sports endorsements, etc to have to be concerned about. The athletes have to plan if they want to earn money. The athletes also have to earn their profits by making the right choices. They have make strong decisions during their career that could take them the right way, or the wrong way. Muhammad Ali shows this when he once said, "He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life." If they take the wrong way, they'll commonly be shunned by the media, and be demoted from the economic position that they were once in. Athletes also have to earn their media publicity by impressing the public, doing something, etc. Some talented college athletes do not become known until they impress the media enough. They have to earn the media's attention. So, in summary student athletes earn their money through time management, media rankings, and working hard. Reaction To Con The first major issue in Con's statement is that he/she said, "I believe", and, "Should Not". This shows mere opinion, and is not correct. Therefore, Con's side cannot be correct if Con only has opinion. Con also showed no sources. Because of this, Con cannot verify that what he/she is true, or correct. So Con cannot be correct this round because he/she did not show any proof, and used primarily opinion based statements. Sources("Albert Einstein Quotes", Brainyquote)("Muhammad Ali Quotes", Brainyquote)("Should Student Athletes Be Paid?", usnews)(Singletary, Michelle, "Should Student Athletes Be Paid?", Washington, The Washington Post, April 10, 2014)("Being A Student Athlete Is Challenging", Southeastern Louisiana University)("How To Debate A Point", Bookrags)