Tired of Pro Athletes

Today while reading Aol NewsI saw an article about a pro football player wanting more money from his team. His team says they are not going to pay up the additional amount and I say good for them.
I am beyond tired of hearing about how badly professional athletes have such a hard life and how they are not paid enough. If I have to hear about one more football or basketball player thinking they are not getting paid what they deserve I am going to go crazy. I'm sorry that you are only getting paid 35 million a season instead of 50 million. If you think you are being treated so unfairly quit.
For millions of Americans we can only begin to imagine what earning a million dollars in a year would be like. I would be happy to earn a solid $30,000 in a single year.
I will say that there are some sports such as hockey where the athletes should get paid a little more. Before the NHL Strike a few years back, the highest paid players were making around $100,000 a year. Hockey is a rough and violent sport and the dental work and face reconstructions that go into it are crazy. About the time that the strike happened only one player had all of his real teeth. The rest had at least one knocked out in a game. I can honestly say that I would never play hockey for fun like I play football beacuse of the number of injuries and the severness of them.
Another thing I am sick of is hearing about how these professional athletes think they are the shit. Sorry to tell you, your not. Somehow I got sucked into "The Decision 2010" which was the biggest waste of my time. I honestly can't believe that the American people let the decision of one player cause so much uproar. I know there are die hard fans out there but if you start a riot and are devestated that one player went to another team, then you really need to rethink your priorities.
For me the biggest upset in sports this year has been the changing of the Conferences. I am an alum of the Big 12 and am sad to see it falling apart but you know what? Lie goes on and in a few years things will be better. I know that we will all think back to the way it used to be but hey, change makes us stronger. You didn't see any of the coaches or University Presidents making rude comments and acting like teenage girls over the fact that it was falling apart before their eyes.
Like I said before professional athletes are not what life is all about and maybe you need to take a break from sports for a few months and see what life is really all about.