Are Proffesional Athletes Over-Paid?

I am a huge sports fan. Actually i spend most of my hours in a day watching SportsCenter. Although i love watching them play, i often sit back and wonder, Are athletes over-paid? Do their salaries meet the requirements of their seemingly easy and degree-less jobs?
While i was watching sports center this past weekend (as usual), i realized i was interested in the salaries of professional athletes. From my common knowledge i knew some of the highest paid athletes make well over a million dollars, but the salaries i came across were rediculous. Tiger Woods, the worlds best GOLFER, makes 56.1 million dollars a year. Lebron James, aka "king james", makes 50 million dollars a year. What the hell are they going to do with all that money? I'm sure it seems like i'm hating or whatnot, but im just keeping it real. Honestly if they lowered the salaries of professional athletes just a little bit (a couple million), maybe my boss could have enough money to raise my salary. Then again he's probably going to bet that money on the game this weekend! Seriousy, Why does a man make over 50 million dollars a year and all he does is put a ball in a hole? "c'mon". Or Lebron James for instance, he gets paid about the same salary as Tiger Woods. People pay big money to watch a giant dunk a ball. i mean "c'mon" he's 6'8", it hardly takes him any effort to touch the sky! All im asking is why cant the people who are making an effort to the change the world or create a better means of society make salaries of that nature? Or perhaps poor college students, like myself, can get a little something for our efforts. So are professional athletes over-paid? You tell me. Now pass the remote, the game's coming on!