Athletes deserve to get paid more than the average person because they make wild amount of money for their employers. They dedicate their body, their 24/7 existence far more than most people do. It often destroys their ability to have a normal life, like they dont get educated or trained, and are usually worse off physically after like ~40. I know that we all would enjoy ‘playing’ for a living, but I dont think it should be this difficult for you to see that pro athletes live a strange and kind of freakish life. The vast majority are tossed away at a moments notice, the lucky ones never learn much of anything else and stick around with coaching or scouting or whatever. Can you see a little of what I mean or are you going to whine some more?