Top Paid Athletes.

Not surprisingly, Tiger Woods is No.1...and 2nd place isn't even close. Below at the top 53 paid athletes and their total salaries combined with endorsements and appearances. For those of you who don't know, a salary is a yearly income. In other words, this is what these athletes made in ONE YEAR.

1. Tiger Woods: 76,673,413
2. Michael Schumacher: 71,000,000
3. Shaq: 40,517,858
4. LeBron James: 39,018,920
5. Peyton Manning: 36,400,000
6. Kevin Garnett: 36,000,000
7. Oscar De La Hoya: 32,000,000
8. David Beckam: 30,000,000
9. Andre Agassi: 27,030,929
10. Kobe Bryant: 25,498,000
11. Derek Jeter: 25,000,000
12. Grant Hill: 24,279,250
13. Vince Carter: 24,000,000
14. Manny Ramirez: 23,950,000
15. Dale Earnhardt Jr.: 22,081,807
16. Mike Piazza: 21,5000,000
17. Tracy McGrady: 21,279,500
18. Alex Rodriguez: 21,000,000
19. Allen Iverson: 20,500,000
20. Sammy Sosa: 20,000,000
21. Barry Bonds: 19,000,000
22. Carlos Delgado: 18,750,000
23. Jeff Gordon: 18,622,002
24. "Penny" Hardaway: 17,750,000
25. Serena Williams: 17,504,871
26. Jason Giambi: 17,5000,000
27. Rasheed Wallace: 17,290,000
28. Lance Armstrong: 16,960,000
29. Chris Webber: 16,937,500
30. Andre Miller: 16,650,000
31. Lavar Arrington: 16,540,000
32T. Shawn Green: 16,500,000
32T. Mike Mussina: 16,500,000
34. Allan Houston: 16,437,500
35. Tim Duncan: 16,176,125
36. Jason Kidd: 16,152,000
37. Roy Jones Jr.: 16,000,000
38. Phil Mickelson: 15,828,031
39. Grant Wistrom: 15,600,000
40T. Kevin Brown: 15,500,000
40T. Antoine Walker: 15,500,000
42. Lamar Odom: 15,375,000
43. Venus Williams: 15,126,555
44. Stephon Marbury: 15,000,000
45. Damon Stoudamire: 14,875,000
46T. Ray Allen: 14,500,000
46T. Chipper Jones: 14,500,000
46T. Antonio McDyess: 14,500,000
49T. Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 14,000,000
49T. Donovan McNabb: 14,000,000
49T. Latrell Sprewell: 14,000,000
49T. Jaromir Jagr: 14,000,000
53. Michael Finley: 13,781,250

Wow...just wow. Here are some neat stats: 24 are NBA players. One is a hockey player. 2 are women. 3 are not US citizens: Michael Schumacher F-1 racer, David Beckam soccer star, Jaromir Jagr hockey player. Tiger Woods made 70 mil off endorsements, 2nd place was LeBron James at a "mere" 35 mil. Lance Armstrong had the lowest salary at 460,000, to give you an idea of how "low" that is, the 2nd lowest was Venus Williams, who made almost 3x as much as Lance Armstrong with 1,126,555 in salary. 10 players are in the New York area.

12. Grant Hill

Can I hear a 'wtf?'

Wow, half of those athletes are has-beens as well.

Jeter makes more than A-Rod overall? I didn't know that, very interesting.

Armstrong deserves more endorsements than Grant Hill, Vince Carter, almost all of the people on this list.

Take care all.

Oh wow. I feel so bad for the one in last place...

I'm surprised Schumacher is so high. Then again, he's the best F-1 racer of our generation, so it makes sense.

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Originally Posted by King Bahamut

12. Grant Hill

Can I hear a 'wtf?'

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My thoughts exactly. Poor, poor Orlando Magic.

Suprised there aren't more soccer players on there. I would have thought the likes of Zidane, Figo, Ronaldo, Raul... er basically all of his Real Madrid mates would have been up there as well.

The Real Madrid team may make a ton of money, but there equivalent salaries don't come close to David Beckham's.

Speaking of Beckham, I think Real Madrid will dump him after this year. And the Real Madrid team will play against the MLS All-Stars...which I think Real Madrid will win. They are just too talented. I remember when Russia defeated the NHL All-Stars like 7-4 a couple years ago...and that game wasn't as close as the lopsided score indicated. It felt like 7-1. It's amazing how much talent some of these countries have.

Why would Madrid dump Beckham, he has been sensational this season. It's arguably the best season of his career, he creates goals and he scores goals, and just his presence brings millions of pounds in to the club per year. He has had a few personal problems, so what? The whole team has it's just his were covered in more detail.

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Why would Madrid dump Beckham, he has been sensational this season. It's arguably the best season of his career, he creates goals and he scores goals, and just his presence brings millions of pounds in to the club per year. He has had a few personal problems, so what? The whole team has it's just his were covered in more detail.

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Didn't it cost them like 40 million to bring him over? I remember in the reports they said they were considering trading him. But eh...I don't follow Euro leagues that much.

Who would take on that salary though? Unless Beckham can play 2B for the Yankees.....

Take care all.