http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/20/most-valuable-athletes-and-teams-business-sports-sportsmoney-fifty-fifty-athletes_slide.html

No. 1: Tiger Woods (儘管桃色新聞一堆...依然占據榜首並遙遙領先😲)
Sport: golf
Income: $105 million
Age: 35

Nike has built a $638 million (sales) golf division on Woods’ back, and pays the golfer $30 million annually


No. 2: Floyd Mayweather
Sport: boxing
Income: $65 million
Age: 33

His May fight against Shane Mosley netted 1.4 million pay-per-view buys, the second-most lucrative non-heavyweight bout ever.


No. 3: Kobe Bryant😍
Sport: basketball
Income: $48 million
Age: 32

Five-time NBA champ has the bestselling jersey in Asia, Europe and the U.S.


No. 4: Phil Mickelson (陪愛妻對抗病魔...好男人一枚)
Sport: golf
Income: $46 million
Age: 40

World's second-ranked golfer has designed only one golf course in U.S., but has five projects on tap in China.


No. 5: David Beckham (帥哥小貝有誰不認識)
Sport: soccer
Income: $43.7 million
Age: 35

Former Armani pitchman is developing his own line of underwear and grooming products.


No. 6: Roger Federer
Sport: tennis
Income: $43 million
Age: 29

The 16-time Grand Slam champion has 10-year endorsement deals including Nike, Wilson, Rolex and Jura.


No. 7: LeBron James
Sport: basketball
Income: $42.8 million
Age: 26

Two-time MVP heads to Miami with sponsors Coca-Cola, McDonalds, Nike, State Farm and Upper Deck in tow.


No. 8: Manny Pacquiao
Sport: boxing
Income: $42 million
Age: 32

Earned $35 million for fights against Joshua Clottey and Miguel Cotto before his May election to the Congress of the Philippines


No. 9: Eli ManningSport: football
Income: $39.9 million
Age: 29

The six-year, $97 million contract he signed in August made Manning the highest-paid player in the NFL


No. 10: Terrell Suggs
Sport: football
Income: $38.3 million
Age: 28

Ravens star signed six-year, $63 million contract last year that made him highest-paid linebacker in the NFL.


No. 11: Julius Peppers
Sport: football
Income: $36 million
Age: 30

Peppers signed a contract with Chicago in March that guarantees the five-time Pro Bowler $42 million.


No. 12: Alex RodriguezNo. 12: Alex Rodriguez
Sport: baseball
Income: $35.9 million
Age: 35

A-Rod has signed the two biggest player contracts in the history of sports, with the latest paying him $275 million over 10 years.


No. 13: Cristiano Ronaldo
Sport: soccer
Income: $35.8 million
Age: 25

Real Madrid paid a record $132 million transfer fee to Manchester United for the rights to Ronaldo, who did not get a cut of the deal.


No. 14: Kimi Raikkonen (去年排名世界第二..僅次於老虎伍茲..今年跌到14名...跑WRC之後...明年連上榜都很困難了吧)
Sport: motorsports
Income: $34 million
Age: 31

Raikkonen is racing rally cars after Ferrari bought out the last year of his contract to make room for Fernando Alonso.


No. 15: Philip Rivers
Sport: football
Income: $32.1 million
Age: 29

Only Steve Young has a higher career passing rating among QBs with at least 1,500 attempts.


No. 16: Valentino Rossi(有誰不認識小飛俠的🙂)
Sport: motorsports
Income: $32 million
Age: 31

Biggest star in MotoGP won his ninth World Championship title in 2009 for Yamaha.


No. 17: Shaquille O'Neal
Sport: basketball
Income: $31 million
Age: 38

His low-priced brand of Dunkman sneakers has sold 80 million pairs since they were introduced in 1996.


No. 18: Dale Earnhardt
Sport: motorsports
Income: $30 million
Age: 36

Junior failed to make the Sprint Cup Chase in 2009, but was still voted Nascar's most popular driver for a seventh straight year.


No. 19: Derek Jeter
Sport: baseball
Income: $29.7 million
Age: 36

Baseball's most prolific endorser is in the last year of his 10-year, $189 million contract with the Yankees.


No. 20: Lewis Hamilton🙂
Sport: motorsports
Income: $29 million
Age: 29

Reebok signed the Formula 1 star to be a global brand ambassador in 2008



F1車手當中只有Schumi曾經擠下老虎伍茲登上這個榜的第一名
06年Schumi退役後...Kimi常常上這個榜...每次都前五名...最好是第二名...始終擠不下老虎伍茲
Kimi跑WRC之後...也許Hamilton有望替F1爭點面子


(富士比網站有列出50名...對20名以後有興趣的可以自己去看)