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I feel like football players are overworked and underpaid compared to any other sports
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"I feel like football players are overworked and underpaid compared to any other sports"

- Terrell Owens

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This quote by Terrell Owens talks to the inequality between football gamers and other professional athletes in regards to pay and workload. Owens is recommending that football players are anticipated to put in more hours and effort than professional athletes in other sports, yet they are not compensated as much. This is likely due to the fact that football is one of the most popular sports in the United States, and the NFL is one of the most rewarding sports leagues worldwide. Nevertheless, the players are not seeing the same level of financial reward as other professional athletes in other sports. This is a problem that has actually been discussed for several years, and Owens is accentuating it in this quote. He is recommending that football gamers ought to be paid more relatively and given more time off to rest and recover from the physical needs of the sport.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Terrell Owens somewhere between December 7, 1973 and today. He/she was a famous Athlete from USA. The author also have 7 other quotes.

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