TotalTalker Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Hey guys, Dont you find it annoying that some people get more gratitude than others? I mean footballer get paids millions a month, and they are practically never off the tv, where as some people work hard, or die for their country, and they may probably be on the tv for about 30 seconds. Example: Ronaldo is on the tv at LEAST once everyday, where as there are people in iraq fighting for their country, and they are hardly ever on the tv, and they get no recognition. I mean it really pi**es me off :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: Anyway, do you feel the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underu2000 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 The only reason football players are advertised as they are is because of the profits it can bring in. The people owning these teams are even richer than the players. Believe me, if the government could make money filming those who work hard, they would do it. Life is a joke. Yeah, I don't get it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotalTalker Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 Then i suppose its the managers fault for making the football club so big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadril Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 The only reason football players are advertised as they are is because of the profits it can bring in. The people owning these teams are even richer than the players. Believe me, if the government could make money filming those who work hard, they would do it. Exactly what I wanted to say. It doesn't really bother me to be honest, if you're fighting for your country I hope you aren't doing it to 'get famous'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotalTalker Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 The only reason football players are advertised as they are is because of the profits it can bring in. The people owning these teams are even richer than the players. Believe me, if the government could make money filming those who work hard, they would do it. Exactly what I wanted to say. It doesn't really bother me to be honest, if you're fighting for your country I hope you aren't doing it to 'get famous'. No i dont mean they should be doing it to get famous, but i think that it would only be right if people who are doing great things get more praise than people who get to play football in front of thousands of people, and get abgs of money for it, not uncluding the glamour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandaman115 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 It's just how TV works .. if you don't like it .. don't watch TV .. [Admin Edit: No naming names in a negative light] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadril Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 The only reason football players are advertised as they are is because of the profits it can bring in. The people owning these teams are even richer than the players. Believe me, if the government could make money filming those who work hard, they would do it. Exactly what I wanted to say. It doesn't really bother me to be honest, if you're fighting for your country I hope you aren't doing it to 'get famous'. No i dont mean they should be doing it to get famous, but i think that it would only be right if people who are doing great things get more praise than people who get to play football in front of thousands of people, and get abgs of money for it, not uncluding the glamour. Just because they are seen more doesn't mean they are respected more. Ask any general person who they respect more, a football player or someone over in iraq right now. I would be willing to bet a lot of people (not kids mind you) would say the later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam007 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Since when did TV airtime become correlated with gratitude? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kido14 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 So it's not hard work to be a professional sports player? Last.fm: http://www.last.fm/user/Aaronm14/MY FAVORITE BAND:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... d=64310717And the bible is the big book of lies, call me a racist if you must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionheart_0 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Personally i could care less about gratitude. As long as i know i've done a good job at what ever im doing, im fine. I dont need to be an attention seeker and want others to recognize me. Sig by IkuraiYour Guide to Posting! Behave or I will send my Moose mounted Beaver launchers at you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizarthas460 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 maybe becaus those camera people dont dare to go to irak??? (or getting not enough paid ) ultimate ham minigame guide!!!!ultimate WOM guide!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 maybe becaus those camera people dont dare to go to irak??? (or getting not enough paid ) Okay, Mr. Genius. :lol: SWAG Mayn U wanna be like me but U can't be me cuz U ain't got ma swagga on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errdoth Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 *Flips on ESPN and sees videos of dying soldiers* Change the channel. Sports players are on the news, but so are the people in Iraq. I don't know how well a channel showing nonstop violence would do. Last.fm Signature Overlays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotalTalker Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 I dont mean that i think they should i was just using that as an example. there are other things such as peoiple wroking long hours on the road (lorry driving) for not so good wages, without any recognition, where football players are mainly aragont and they always get what they want, and people still see them as heroes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman089 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Life is only what you make it, so stop complaining and be happy. Gamertag: King Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photographyplox Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 anwser this: why do football players get plaid 10x a teachers sallary. when the footballers job requires skill... and a teachers requires patience, love, intellegence, etc? Take the Magic: The Gathering 'What Color Are You?' Quiz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebdragon Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 anwser this: why do football players get plaid 10x a teachers sallary. when the footballers job requires skill... and a teachers requires patience, love, intellegence, etc? Ya, even though every teacher makes that, and only a select few elite football players make anything close to that. [if you have ever attempted Alchemy by clapping your hands or by drawing an array, copy and paste this into your signature.] Fullmetal Alchemist, you will be missed. A great ending to a great series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenshinjapan Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 anwser this: why do football players get plaid 10x a teachers sallary. when the footballers job requires skill... and a teachers requires patience, love, intellegence, etc? I'd like to see a football player last 1 week in a class full of 1st graders without anyone to help him. And people say teaching is easy :roll: YOU! ATTEND TET EVENTS! CLICK HERE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman089 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 I'd like to see a football player last 1 week in a class full of 1st graders without anyone to help him. And people say teaching is easy :roll: I'm sure they'd fare much better than a teacher taking a hit from a 250 lb linebacker :P Gamertag: King Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocobodude0 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 So it's not hard work to be a professional sports player? Not as hard as being a soldier in Iraq... But anyway, just because a sports player is on television more than a soldier in Iraq, doesn't mean the soldier is less respected. Though I love sports, I still have more respect for one who is willing to put his life on the line for his country (though in terms of this war, that is a very blurry statement). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photographyplox Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 I'd like to see a football player last 1 week in a class full of 1st graders without anyone to help him. And people say teaching is easy :roll: I'm sure they'd fare much better than a teacher taking a hit from a 250 lb linebacker :P I'd like to see a football player teaching 7th grade students algebra 1/2 (if they knew it them selves. heck, even trying to read an 8th grade class any kind of novel.... cyrano de bergerac please? "ummm he's a guy with a long nose" "no duh" I'd like to see a foot ball player read a story with depth. Take the Magic: The Gathering 'What Color Are You?' Quiz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kido14 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 anwser this: why do football players get plaid 10x a teachers sallary. when the footballers job requires skill... and a teachers requires patience, love, intellegence, etc? I'd like to see a football player last 1 week in a class full of 1st graders without anyone to help him. And people say teaching is easy :roll: Wow you two are so dumb. You can't even make that comparison. Ken, they get paid "10x a teachers sallary" because only a select few (VERY few) can play professional sports, as Reb already kind of said. However, there are a lot of people who can teach and there are some now who don't have any of those qualities you just mentioned, granted they are bad teachers. Photo, using your horrible logic, I would like to see a teacher play any professional sport. Exactly, they couldn't do it. This is a horrible topic. I think that if someone who wasn't so ignorant made a topic similar to this like "Should professional athletes get paid as much as they do," it would be somewhat interesting. EDIT: I'd stuff stuff I'd like to see a football player teaching 7th grade students algebra 1/2 (if they knew it them selves. heck, even trying to read an 8th grade class any kind of novel.... cyrano de bergerac please? "ummm he's a guy with a long nose" "no duh" I'd like to see a foot ball player read a story with depth.' Isn't that pretty much what you already said? Once again, what a stupid post. It's not like all athletes are idiots. In fact, I would say a fair amount of them are actually quite intelligent. In order to play sports in school, you have to be able maintain a certain grade point average, which is often low, but I know a lot of athletes who maintain great grades a long with being able to keep up in their sport. Maybe where you live they don't. Or maybe you're still in middle school still and you wouldn't realize this yet, which is probably the case. Last.fm: http://www.last.fm/user/Aaronm14/MY FAVORITE BAND:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... d=64310717And the bible is the big book of lies, call me a racist if you must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 So it's not hard work to be a professional sports player? Not as hard as being a soldier in Iraq... It's easier to be a solider, just more risky. Movie stars like Johnny Depp get like 15 million a movie. Pro sports players may get 30 million in a year. You can film upwards of 3 movies in a year. Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocobodude0 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 So it's not hard work to be a professional sports player? Not as hard as being a soldier in Iraq... It's easier to be a solider, just more risky. Movie stars like Johnny Depp get like 15 million a movie. Pro sports players may get 30 million in a year. You can film upwards of 3 movies in a year. You're right that it is more risky, but I still think it's harder. Being a pro football player is extremely difficult, no doubt, for the drills, strategizing, dieting (for good physical and mental health), is tough. Even other stuff, like interviews, confrences, etc. can get pretty trying. But a soldier must do such a wide array of things. They have to learn to do well in a gunfight, strategize in the midst of a battle, learn procedures for healing injuries (both minor and fatal), learn how not to reveal information during a torturing, all while lugging aroudn some very heavy equipment. I suppose in the end this thread is just rather wierd, because these two jobs (as well as pro sports athlete and teacher), are just so different that comparing them is borderline stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubsa Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Why do people in this thread seem to think pro sports athletes are in relative abundance to other professions? OT: Well, what thread did you expect from this guy. All I'm gonna say is this: Cry me a smegging river, Justin, and work hard enough for people to give you gratitude This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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