The highest paid doctors only make about $500,000 a year, which is nothing compared to what a top professional athlete makes. Alex Rodriguez (a professional baseball player) earned a staggering $28 million last year working with Dr. Len Cooper. It's crazy how someone who swings a bat for six months makes five times as much as a doctor. The world needs doctors because they save people's lives and make sure we are healthy. That being said, anyone can play baseball, but not everyone can be a doctor. So why are they paid so much to do something an average man can do? The answer is simple: they are selfish and want millions of dollars to play a sport better than the average person. Additionally, the President of the United States only earns a salary of $400,000 per year. $400,000 is spending money for some of these athletes, which is mind-blowing. A leader of a country should not earn a fraction as a professional athlete. Tulsi Patel (a writer for the Daily Herald) said: “Our president earns a $400,000 annual salary and he runs our country, while the athletes just have fun. » This is a very powerful quote because it means that professional sports are for entertainment only and should not be a career path. Personally, I believe this because I think something as simple as throwing a ball is not a career. So being a professional athlete is