2007 Highest Paid Athletes

[ChumpChange]

Tiger finally broke $100,000,000 for a single year. Not too bad. Especially when #2 made half of what he did.
TOP TEN
Tiger
De La Hoya
Mickelson
Shaq
Kobe
LeBron
Garnett
Jeter
A-Rod
Earnhardt Jr.

[DMOORE]

And to think , last year Micheal Shumacher made about 130mil.:jawdrop:
Darrell.

[BajaMike]

Tiger finally broke $100,000,000 for a single year. Not too bad. Especially when #2 made half of what he did.
TOP TEN
Tiger
De La Hoya
Mickelson
Shaq
Kobe
LeBron
Garnett
Jeter
A-Rod
Earnhardt Jr.
De La Hoya made $50 million.....for what....one fight???

[ChumpChange]

And to think , last year Micheal Shumacher made about 130mil.:jawdrop: Darrell.
You sure? With his retirement, Fernando Alonso was stated as the highes Auto Racer at $35,000,000. :idea:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/specials/fortunate50/2007/index.20.html

[ChumpChange]

Might as well throw the link up there so you can all see how much they exactly made.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/specials/fortunate50/2007/index.html

[Magic34]

Michael Finley made out like a bandit!

[Magic34]

2 Phoenix Suns on the list with minimal endorsements compared to others.
The Suns think they are the Yankees of the NBA? No wonder Sarver is always crying.

[78Eliminator]

Too bad independent research scientists, physicists, engineers, professors and people who actually contribute to society don't make that kind of jack. Lots of people work their asses off physically and mentally and will never even come close to earning what a monkey can make who can hit, throw or kick a ball.

[ChumpChange]

Endorsements. Tiger only makes about $10M playing golf, you do the math.
Actually, he only made $2,000,000 on endorsements:
One last giant pay day? On top of $25 million purse, Golden Boy took home $28 million in pay-per-view receipts from the Mayweather title fight.

[Phat Daddy]

De La Hoya made $50 million.....for what....one fight???
Actually, I read that he is worth upwards of $475 million!!!:jawdrop:
Man... I should of stuck with boxing as a kid!!!:mad: :mad: :mad:

[adjones419]

Too bad independent research scientists, physicists, engineers, professors and people who actually contribute to society don't make that kind of jack. Lots of people work their asses off physically and mentally and will never even come close to earning what a monkey can make who can hit, throw or kick a ball.
I think about that all the time, and it pisses me off.

[AAA.Sanz]

That took De La Hoya one fight, I like his deal

[SB]

Well I am refusing to pony up any more money to attend professional sports. I am boycotting. They charge too much. One day, they'll wake up and the stadium will be empty.
I am down to a couple college football games a year.

[ToMorrow44]

Too bad independent research scientists, physicists, engineers, professors and people who actually contribute to society don't make that kind of jack. Lots of people work their asses off physically and mentally and will never even come close to earning what a monkey can make who can hit, throw or kick a ball.
I completely agree. I admit that it does take a lot of skill to play professional sports, but does that make them worth more than people who are vital to society like the ones you listed? Definitely not. Many of the people you listed have gone to school for upwards of 10 years and many athletes drop out of school to go into the pros, yet are rewarded hansomely. I guess thats America for ya, gotta love it.
-Tom