Title: Upper SB 105/3 Sport and Money

Q: A világ 10 legnagyobb sportcsillaga - a legkülönfélébb "sportágakból", mint pl. tenisz, golf, (autó)versenyzés és foci - mind évi 30 millió dollár felett keres.
A: The top ten sports stars in the world, from disciplines as diverse as tennis, golf, racing and football, all earn more than $30 million a year.
discipline
1. training to act in accordance with rules; drill:
military discipline
2. exercise that develops a skill; training:
Working at the typewriter every day is good discipline for a writer.
3. behavior in accord with rules of conduct:
keeping good discipline in an army
4. punishment given by way of correction and training:
Discipline consisted of demerits for incorrect answers.
5. the training effect of experience, difficulty, etc.:
the harsh discipline of poverty
6. a branch of instruction or learning:
the disciplines of history and economics

Q: A legtöbbje ennek inkább reklámokból származik, mintsem jutalomdíjból vagy fizetésből.
A: Much of this is from endorsements rather than prize money or salary.
endorsement
1. a public statement or action showing that you support somebody/something
The election victory is a clear endorsement of their policies.
a letter of endorsement
2. a statement made in an advertisement, usually by somebody famous or important, saying that they use and like a particular product
3. (Br) details of a driving offence recorded on somebody’s driving licence
How many endorsements can you have before you lose your licence?

Q: ... melynek eredményeképpen a legnagyobb nevek azután is hatalmas összegeket kereshetnek, miután a sprttól visszavonultak.
A: ... with the result that the biggest names can continue earning huge sums even after their retirement from the sport.

Q: Egy korábbi angol focimenedzser úgy gondolta, hogy a játékosok magas keresete rossz hatással van a sportágra.
A: A previous England football manager, believed that the players’ high earnings had a negative effect on discipline.

Q: Alapvetően elképzelhetetlen volt, hogy a fiatal játékosoknak megfelelő munkamorálja és hozzáállása legyen, amikor már minden gyermekkori álmukat felülmúlóan gazdagok voltak.
A: Basically, it was impossible for young players to have the right work ethic and attitude when they were already rich beyond their childhood dreams.

Q: Meglátása szerint a fiatal sportolóknak "vágyakoznia" kell a teljesítményre - és a túl sok pénz kioltja ezt a vágyat.
A: In his view, young sportspeople need to be hungry for achievement – and too much money kills that hunger.

Q: Azt akarják, hogy ezt a vágyat jutalmazzák. Sajnos (azonban) manapság nem ez a helyzet.
A: You want the hunger to be rewarded. Unfortunately, that’s not the case these days.

Q: Nem csak a játékosokra van hatással az "elüzletiesedés".
A: It isn’t only the players who are affected by commercialism.
commercialism
the fact of being more interested in making money than in the value or quality of things
commercialism in the theatre

Q: többmillió dolláros támogatás / szponzorálás és tévészerződések
A: multi-million dollar sponsorship and TV deals
deal
1. a good/great deal much; a lot
They spent a great deal of money.
It took a great deal of time.
I'm feeling a good deal better.
We see them a great deal (= often).
2. an agreement, especially in business, on particular conditions for buying or doing something
to make/sign/conclude/close a deal (with somebody)
Did you cut a deal (= make one)?
We did a deal with the management on overtime.
They were hoping for a better pay deal.
A deal was struck after lengthy negotiations.
The deal fell through (= no agreement was reached).
I got a good deal on the car (= bought it cheaply).
It's a deal! (= I agree to your terms)
Listen. This is the deal (= this is what we have agreed and are going to do).
As athletes prepare for the Olympics, sporting organizations are looking for big sponsorship deals to pay for the trip to Sydney.
3. the way that somebody/something is treated
If elected, the party has promised a new deal (= better and fairer treatment) for teachers.
They knew they’d been given a raw/rough deal(= been treated unfairly).
We tried to ensure that everyone got a fair deal.
It was a square deal for everyone.
4. the action of giving out cards to the players
It's your deal.
5. (Br) the soft pale wood of fir or pine trees, especially when it is cut into boards for making things a deal table

Q: Mivel ez lehetővé teszi számukra, hogy megvegyék, és megtartsák a legjobb játékosokat, a helyzetük támadhatatlan.
A: Since this allows them to buy and keep the best players, their position at the top becomes unassailable.
unassailable
that cannot be destroyed, defeated or questioned
The party now has an unassailable lead.
Their ten-point lead puts the team in an almost unassailable position.
She replied with what she thought was unassailable logic…