What they get paid is irrelevant and to compare them to Dr's and to say they get paid more is silly. A footballer on $500k a year can get an injury that restricts his footballing life to one season, and at best they play for a dozen years....they need to make their money in this timeframe. A Dr on the other hand can work for 30+ years.
I hate this argument and I was expecting it to come up.
The doctor gets paid for 30+ years because he has worked 30+ years in the job. This is not a privilege, just a job that demands pay for the time spent working.
A footballer is not underprivileged because they can only play for 10-15 years. It's 10-15 years more than you or I will ever have in order to earn millions of $$$. Poor diddums have to join the real world when there career finishes? Big deal :roll:
As for the injury...you can be shot dead in the army but people still sign up. Its a personal choice and if a player gets a career ending injury after a couple of seasons then so be it. The player still earned good money for two years before joining the real world.
No sympathy whatsoever for a Rugby League player. It is a choice to play the game and cop the public scrutiny, the short career length and the risk of injury.
Can't handle the fame= don't play. Worried about getting injured= don't play. Want to take drugs= Don't play. Want to urinate on a wall in public= Don't play. Want to earn good money for more than 10 years= study to be a doctor.
