Mari kita tengok siapa yang mendapat bayaran paling mahal sebagai seorang atlit. Adakah dia seorang peman bolasepak? Atau pemain golf?. (Ranking berpandukan Forbes). Di mana Lee Chong Wei? Safee Sali? Nicole David?
#20 Valentino Rossi (MotoGP, 33)
Total Earnings: $30 million
Salary/winnings: $17 million
Endorsements: $13 million
#19 Fernando Alonso (Formula One, 31)
Total Earnings: $32 million
Salary/winnings: $29 million
Endorsements: $3 million
#18 Alex Rodriguez (Baseball, 36)
Total Earnings: $33 million
Salary/winnings: $31 million
Endorsements: $2 million (Nike, Rawlings, Topps and Vita Coco)
#16 Mario Williams (Tied) (NFL, 27)
Total Earnings: $33.2 million
Salary/winnings: $32.9 million
Endorsements: $250,000
#16 Rafael Nadal (Tied) (Tennis, 26)
Total Earnings: $33.2 million
Salary/winnings: $8.2 million
Endorsements: $25 million ( Nike, Babolat, Kia Motors, Richard
Mille and Bacardi)
#15 Charles Johnson (NFL, 28)
Total Earnings: $34.4 million
Salary/winnings: $34.3 million
Endorsements: $100,000
#14 Ndamukong Suh (NFL, 25)
Total Earnings: $36 million
Salary/winnings: $35.5 million
Endorsements: $500,000
#13 Larry Fitzgerald (NFL, 29)
Total Earnings: $36.8 million
Salary/winnings: $35.3 million
Endorsements: $1.5 million (Nike, EAS, University of Phoenix,
AT&T and others)
#12 Haloti Ngata (NFL, 28)
Total Earnings: $37.3 million
Salary/winnings: $37.1 million
Endorsements: $200,000
#11 Lionel Messi (Football, 24)
Total Earnings: $39 million
Salary/winnings: $20 million
Endorsements: $19 million (PepsiCo, Herbalife, EA Sports,
Cherry, Audemars Piguet, Dolce & Gabanna and others)
#10 Peyton Manning (NFL, 36)
Total Earnings: $42.4 million
Salary/winnings: $32.4 million
Endorsements: $10 million (Reebok, Sony, Wheaties, DirecTV,
Gatorade, Papa John’s)
#9 Cristiano Ronaldo (Football, 27)
Total Earnings: $42.5 million
Salary/winnings: $20.5 million
Endorsements: $22 million (Nike, Castrol, Konami and others)
#8 David Beckham (Football, 37)
Total Earnings: $46 million
Salary/winnings: $9 million
Endorsements: $37 million (Burger King, Sainsbury’s, Samsung)
Net Worth: £160 million ($260m) – As of April 2012, according to
the Sunday Times Rich List
#7 Phil Mickelson (Golf, 41)
Total Earnings: $47.8 million
Salary/winnings: $4.8 million
Endorsements: $43 million (Callaway, Barclay’s, KPMG, Exxon,
Rolex, Amgen/Pfizer)
#6 Kobe Bryant (Basketball, 33)
Total Earnings: $52.3 million
Salary/winnings: $20.3 million
Endorsements: $32 million
#5 Roger Federer (30, Tennis)
Total Earnings: $52.7 million
Salary/winnings: $7.7 million
Endorsements: $45 million (Nike, Rolex, Wilson, Credit Suisse)
#4 LeBron James (Basketball, 27)
Total Earnings: $53 million
Salary/winnings: $13 million
Endorsements: $40 million ( Nike, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, State
Farm and others)
#3 Tiger Woods (Golf, 36)
Total Earnings: $59.4 million
Salary/winnings: $4.4 million
Endorsements: $55 million (Nike)
#2 Manny Pacquaio (Boxing, 33)
Total Earnings: $62 million
Salary/winnings: $56 million
Endorsements: $6 million
#1 Floyd Mayweather (Boxing, 35)
Total Earnings: $85 million
Salary/winnings: $85 million
Endorsements: $0
Tiada rupanya atlit-atlit dari Malaysia....dan rupanya main tinju lagi kaya dari main golf......emmmm...boleh bukak gelanggang tinju gini