Can you believe it? Basketball player Kevin Garnett is currently in a six-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves that will pay him $120,000,000 with an included $10,000,000 signing bonus. Sure, it may seem like a lot, but just think about how much he gets to keep and what he has to go through. He will have to pay about 50% of his earnings in taxes and pay his agent about 10%. After all is said and done, he will …showed first 75 words of 746 total…

…showed last 75 words of 746 total…even view sporting events. But sports have been around for as long as humans can remember. In fact, think back to the Greek days, when the Olympics pitted countries super athletes against each other. The athletes victories brought them fame and fortune. People loved it and were willing to pay the price, no matter how poor they were. This should be an example for athletics today and why athletes deserve to be paid high salaries.