I'm Such a Loser, Part CXXVII
The world's highest-earning sports stars
Below are the highest-earning athletes according to Forbes, in June 2006.
1 Tiger Woods (Golf) $90m
2 Michael Schumacher (Formula One) $58m
3 Phil Mickelson (Golf) $47m
4 Kobe Bryant (Basketball) $31m
5 (tied) Shaquille O'Neal (Basketball) $30m
5 (tied) Valentino Rossi (Moto GP) $30m
7 (tied) Tom Brady (American Football) $29m
7 (tied) Alex Rodriguez (Baseball) $29m
9 Carson Palmer (American Football) $28m
10 David Beckham (Football) $27m
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I've never heard of Carson Palmer or Valentino Rossi; I'm stunned that Phil Mickelson is on this list, much less at #3.
Below are the highest-earning athletes according to Forbes, in June 2006.
1 Tiger Woods (Golf) $90m
2 Michael Schumacher (Formula One) $58m
3 Phil Mickelson (Golf) $47m
4 Kobe Bryant (Basketball) $31m
5 (tied) Shaquille O'Neal (Basketball) $30m
5 (tied) Valentino Rossi (Moto GP) $30m
7 (tied) Tom Brady (American Football) $29m
7 (tied) Alex Rodriguez (Baseball) $29m
9 Carson Palmer (American Football) $28m
10 David Beckham (Football) $27m
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I've never heard of Carson Palmer or Valentino Rossi; I'm stunned that Phil Mickelson is on this list, much less at #3.
posted by Oroborous at 11:46 PM
3 Comments:
Apparently Beckham's new deal will take him to no. 4, making him the highest paid team sports player in the world.
You yanks are crazy.
At least golfers have to earn their winnings tournament by tournament. Many of the tam players team players are signed to long-term contracts based on the promise of a few seasons or a college career, and then turn into high-paid millstones around the owner's neck.
Palmer is a decent quarterback with the Cincinnati Bengals, but is no Tom Brady. Team sports owners are high-stakes gamblers, they are all looking to buy a championship next season.
A large percentage of the earnings are from sponsorship deals - golf equipment, clothing, computer games etc
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