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18 Unit 01 | Ready to rumble Expand your vocabulary: Linking devices Read the article and fill in the missing linking devices from the box. LANGUAGE 26 actually as much as as well as because but but as long as no matter of course so why though whether until Are professional athletes getting paid too much? (1) or not professional athletes are overpaid has been a long-standing debate. And in a world where some professional athletes are paid almost 100 times the salary of the average US teacher, it comes as no surprise. (2) whether or not you think athletes are overpaid, the issue at hand is not how much they’re being paid, but why they’re being paid that way. (3) are professional athletes making more money than most of us could ever dream of? (4) , there are many factors that go into it, such as the amount of time athletes put into perfecting their skills, the wear and tear on their bodies, and their short career spans. As fans, we encourage and allow for athletes to get paid higher and higher salaries each year (5) we keep coming back for more. (6) a good portion of this money comes from TV deals signed with major networks, a lot of it also comes from ticket sales and merchandise. As a fan of Chicago sports, I can tell you that I have purchased insanely priced tickets to Cubs and Blackhawks games, averaging around $30–$60, with no regrets. I’m guilty of watching college football every Saturday during the season, and I own gear from at least three different colleges. I, (7) other fans, are still a part of the reason athletes get paid so much. (8) I would like to sit here and say that athletes are overpaid, considering even some rookies 4 make more than the president of the United States, I am partly responsible for funding their paychecks. Professional athletes have been paid lucrative salaries for years. (9) , it seems crazy that a player would make more money than a doctor, lawyer, fireman, police officer, teacher, or even our president. (10) as fans and consumers, we keep putting the money in their pockets. We keep returning to our favorite spot on the couch, with our good friends and our usual game-day snacks every week just to watch our favorite teams play. (11) we as fans decide to give up on our teams, we will continue to help these players make this type of money. (12) they keep playing, I’ll keep paying. 4 rookies: Neulinge, Anfänger/innen Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv