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Essay / Professional Athletes and Athletes - 1450
He wrote an article titled “Do Professional Athletes Have an Obligation to Speak with the Media?” In his article, his short answer to the question whether athletes should speak to the media is a simple yes. According to Ostiller, speaking with the media is part of an athlete's job and athletes knew what they were getting into when they signed their lucrative contracts. Ostiller's approach to the subject is also from the fans' point of view: "For a certain fan, it is an important window into a player and offers him the type of relationship he or she dreams of." » In Ostiller's argument, he believes that with money comes fame and with fame comes interaction with those who made you famous. Through the eyes and mind of Ostiller, it is the duty and privilege of athletes to speak to the media and it is possible to simply give back to those who have given them so much by speaking with the