This is a list of the highest-paid athletes in the world for 2014 as ranked by Forbes magazine on their earnings. Sortable table Rank Name Sport Nation Total Salary/Winnings Endorsements 1 Tiger Woods Golf United States $78.1 million $15 million $65 million 2 Roger Federer Tennis Switzerland $71.5 million $6.5 million $65 million 3 Kobe Bryant Basketball United States $61.9 million $27.9 million $34 million 4 LeBron James Basketball United States $59.8 million $17.8 million $42 million 5 Drew Brees American football United States $51 million $40 million $11 million 6 Aaron Rodgers American football United States $49 million $43 million $6 million 7 Phil Mickelson Golf United States $48.7 million $4.7 million $44 million 8 David Beckham Football England $47.2 million $5.2 million $42 million 9 Cristiano Ronaldo Football Portugal $44 million $23 million $21 million 10 Lionel Messi Football Argentina $41.3 million $20.3 million $21 million 11 Tom Brady American football United States $38.3 million $31.3 million $7 million 12 Derrick Rose Basketball United States $37.4 million $16.4 million $21 million 13 Joe Flacco American football United States $36.8 million $35.9 million $0.9 million 14 Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Boxing United States $34 million $34 million $0 15 Manny Pacquiao Boxing Philippines $34 million $26 million $8 million 16 Mahendra Singh Dhoni Cricket India $33.5 million $3.5 million $30 million 17 Kevin Durant Basketball United States $30.9 million $16.9 million $14 million 18 Alex Rodriguez Baseball United States $30.3 million $29.8 million $0.5 million 19 Fernando Alonso Auto racing Spain $30 million $28 million $2 million 19 Peyton Manning American football United States $30 million $18 million $12 million 21 Rory McIlroy Golf Northern Ireland $29.6 million $13.6 million $16 million 22 Maria Sharapova Tennis Russia $29 million $6 million $23 million
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 10:40:32 +0000
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