Forbe's list of the highest-paid athletes looks at earnings derived from salaries, bonuses, prize money, endorsements and licensing income between June 2008 and June 2009. The cut-off to make the list was $30 million.
# 1 - Tiger Woods $110 million
# 2 - Kobe Bryant $45 million
# 3 - Michael Jordan $45 million
# 4 - Kimi Raikkonen $45 million
# 5 - David Beckham $42 million
# 6 - LeBron James $40 million
# 7 - Phil Mickelson (golf) $40 million
# 8 - Manny Pacquiao (box) $40 million
# 9 - Valentino Rossi $35 million
The Doctor won his eighth World Championship in 2008 after two straight years of falling short of the title. The biggest star in motorcycle racing earns $16 million annually from his contract to ride for Yamaha and his earnings more than double when you count licensing income, bonuses and endorsement deals with the likes of energy drink Monster.
# 10 - Dale Earnhardt Jr (Nascar) $34 million
# 11 - Roger Federer $33 million
# 12 - Shaquille O’Neil $33 million
# 13 - Oscar de La Hoya $32 million
# 14 - Lewis Hamilton $32 million
# 15 - Alex Rodriguez (baseball) $32 million
# 16 - Vijay Singh (cricket) $31 million
# 17 - Kevin Garnett $30 million
# 18 - Jeff Gordon (Nascar) $30 million
# 19 - Derek Jeter (baseball) $30 million
# 20 - Ronaldinho $30 million
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Para que dizia que nem nos 100 primeiros estava...nono não é nada mau...informem-se antes de dizerem asneiras!!!
vijay singh joga golf :P
parabens pelo blog :)
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