10 Highest Paid Athletes
2. Kobe Bryant: $45 Million
Despite the alleged sexual assault in 2003 that tarnished Kobe’s
rep, he tops our list at #2 making $45 Million a year! He does this by raking in almost $20 mil a year through his NBA contract and more than doubles that through endorsement deals with Vitamin Water, Coca-Cola, and Nike.
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2:38 pm
Only rednecks like NASCAR? Get your facts straight, dick. I’m from Philly, where there are less rednecks than elephants, but still like watching NASCAR. You mentioned twice not liking sports. How necessarily pertinent to the issue ::sarcasm:: . Maybe you should cover camel racing with your prejudices and myopic idiocy.
2:45 am
@benny
i hate NASCAR and share the same sentiments as the author. i work for a marketing company and alot of times we’ll do events at NASCAR races and i’m telling you majority of the people there i would classify as rednecks, i’d dare say ninety-five percent of the people that i’ve seen at the races are rednecks. its pretty universal dude… NASCAR equals rednecks… shit dale ernhart is a self proclaimed redneck…
4:45 am
I think the people whining about the salaries of English Premiership footballers should read this. Yes, footballers are overpaid, but they are still way behind what American sports stars earn.
7:15 pm
How about Formula 1 drivers Michael Schumacher [$40 mil] and Lewis Hamilton [$35 mil] for 2010. And that doesnt include endorsement money. Seven time World Driving Champion Schumacher is the only athlete near Tiger’s earning power worldwide and is reported to be worth nearly $1 billion
11:53 am
At least 2 soccer players earn into the 40 million range, Messi and Ronaldo
5:54 am
Tiger woods will have lost alot of his sponcers after his newest cantract is over, due to the fact he is married and has kids with a crazy white woman
6:49 pm
i think boxing is the best sports for me. so i like manny “pacman” pacquiao as the best athlete of the decade. he deserve it………..
12:39 am
Kimi Raikkonen is being paid between 30 and 45m due to exiting his contract with Scuderia Ferrari and entering into one with Citroen for his big switch from F1 to rallying…
11:33 pm
@ michael footballers? Are over paid are you freaking kidding me? Getting hit constantly and hurt after every game is very tough… yeah nascar you get hurt all the time… jeez people lose their common sense eh? I mean yes nascar racers risk their lives but not as bad as what you call footballers.. nothing personal
2:59 pm
cristiano ronaldo makes more!!