On Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 6:22:45 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Wed, 17 Aug 2016 17:31:10 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:


Besides, the olympics aren't "professional" sports.


Really?

http://moneyramblings.com/money-olympic-athletes-earn/


– Azerbaijan will pay $510,000 to their athletes if they bring home gold
medal from Olympic Games in Sochi.

– Singapore was ready to pay $800,000 for gold medals in London Olympic
Games.

– In United States, government pays $25,000 to gold winners, $15,000 to
those who earn silver, and $10,000 for bronze.

– On top of monetary compensation, some countries offer luxury cars,
apartments, and even supply of food to those who bring home medals.

Biles is going to get a $5 million training stipend for the 2020 plus
all of the other money she will make. She is already popping up in
commercials and I suppose a number of them will be on NBC's American
Ninja show.

Of course, all that is a far cry from professional sports, where you can be a mediocre player on a lousy team with a less than .500 winning record and still be a millionaire.

If we paid professional athletes the same way olympic athletes are "compensated", there would be no professional sports teams.