less an athlete, worth a $170,000 a day? Once again, Jordan's salary is not reflective of his value to society. The president of the United States makes a somewhat modest $250,000 a year, and this basketball player practically brings that home each day. We should keep in mind that while sports are a business, that's not what they were originally intended for, as Burrow points out that, "They are just games, and games are supposed to be something we do for fun!"
             Since Michael Jordan is arguably the most famous and the highest paid professional athlete of all time we will concentrate on him for a few more examples. According to Forbes magazine back in 1996 Michael Jordan made 31.3 million dollars in salary; slightly less than what he makes now (It's a Whole New Ball Game). Jordan also brought home another 47 million in endorsements that year for a grand total of 78.3 million dollars that year. Not bad for playing some basketball, posing by a few hot dogs, and letting
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