The 10 highest-earning American athletes

These players have hit a level of income surpassing what they actually make playing their sport. Michael Jordan even after his second retirement still makes an unbelievable income from his market ability! What makes the number one players never end up in bankruptcy court? The ability to surround themselves with a good supporting cast! No matter how much money you make, if you manage your income well you can and have a good supporting cast, anything is possible! These guys just proved it...
1

Tiger Woods

Pro Golf
Last Year's Rank: 1
$22,902,706
$105,000,000
$127,902,706
With close to $800 million in total earnings on and off the course over his 13-year career, Tiger should become the first billion-dollar athlete in the next two years -- and he's still only 32.
2

Phil Mickelson

Pro Golf
Last Year's Rank: 3
$9,372,685
$53,000,000
$62,372,685
Lefty's numbers jump thanks to an extra $2 million in FedEx Cup points in '07 and lucrative appearance fees for his first participation on the Asian Tour in Singapore and Shanghai.
3

LeBron James

Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 6
$12,455,000
$28,000,000
$40,455,000
King James has earned $167 million during his five seasons in the NBA, and has his eyes on serious entrepreneurship: He counts billionaire Warren Buffett as a role model and friend.
4

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Boxing
Last Year's Rank: 22
$20,000,000
$20,250,000
$40,250,000
It's been a monster year for Pretty Boy, who made $20 million in purse and pay-per-view shares for his fight with Ricky Hatton and another $20 million for his foray into professional wrestling.
5

Kobe Bryant

Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 5
$19,490,625
$16,000,000
$35,490,625
How's that for a change of tune? He once criticized his teammates; last month Bryant bought each of them $9,000 Swiss watches as a thank you for helping him win his first MVP award.
6

Shaquille O'Neal

Phoenix Suns (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 4
$20,000,000
$15,000,000
$35,000,000
Shaq finally unloaded his 2.5-acre Miami estate last fall after having it on the market for more than two years. The buyer? Miami-native (and No. 7) A-Rod, for a reported $27 million.
7

Alex Rodriguez

New York Yankees (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: 11
$29,000,000
$6,000,000
$35,000,000
Assuming A-Rod plays out his new mammoth 10-year, $275 million deal, he'll have earned $445 million in base salary alone over the course of what would be a 24-year career.
8

Kevin Garnett

Boston Celtics (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 7
$22,000,000
$9,000,000
$31,000,000
KG is the highest-paid of the Celtics' Big Three; at a total of $56.1 million in salary this season, the trio makes up 74 percent of the Eastern Conference champs' entire payroll in '07-08.
9

Peyton Manning

Indianapolis Colts (NFL)
Last Year's Rank: 12
$17,500,000
$13,000,000
$30,500,000
Hide the Lombardi Trophy. Football's leading endorser is still king of NFL pitchmen, but little bro Eli -- with whom he now regularly shares screen time in TV ads -- is creeping up fast.
10

Derek Jeter

New York Yankees (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: 8
$22,000,000
$8,000,000
$30,000,000
The Yankee captain cut a deal with the tax man in February that allowed him to avoid paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes on his $13 million Trump World Tower condo.
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Bernie did Madoff but now he is carried off

Bernie Madoff days as a smooth criminal is over. The courts sentenced him to 150 years. Madoff came up with a clever way to con thousands of people out of their money totaling over 50 million dollars. The ponzi scheme allowed Bernie and his family to enjoy a lavish lifestyle of fame and fortune. His devastation is heart breaking and annihilated so many lives with his careless disregard for other people money!

150 years to much, I don't know... Lets look at this, he's already old and giving him 10 years is a life sentence! The electric chair should have been his sentence... I think all the wealth in his wife name should be seized sold and distributed back to the family's that lost their wealth. No matter what, she did not earn a dime of that ill gotten game! So why should she keep it?

Jessie Lee Peterson should loose his black card!

While listening to Bill Cunningham on Sunday I heard a man whom I thought was a white man degrading black people. The racist comments just blew my mind, I was thinking is this David Duke(former leader of Klu Klux Klan)? These were some of his comments "Bill, these white people have to quit letting them get away with pushing white people around". "Bill how can they say the racism still exist when we elected a black president"? "Bill Michael Jackson is nothing more than a child molester, and now they are trying to make him like the guy from Memphis, (Bill said) you mean Elvis, " yea... Michael Jackson was nothing compared to Elvis. Michael was nothing compared to Elvis and I am glad he is gone". Now through all this ranting and raving for several minutes, out of the blue I heard Cunningham says as "a black man how do you feel"?

Well I will be damn, I almost had a wreck my car. Black man o well I have heard it all, figure that...
So I guess Clayton Bigsby is the only racist black man towards black people. Who is Clayton Bigsby? Watch the clip below and it will all make sense.



Rev. Jessie Lee Peterson is his name, a racist nigger that hate black people!

Sick of the Blame game... Why isObama never right

Everyday I listen to the blame game on how Obama is never right. The continuous battery of blame being laid in his lap is so sicking. No matter what the problem is, when its all said and done it always his fault. Now just listening to ABC,NBC, CBS, MSNBC or CNN you would never never get the same perception. As a matter of fact you might hear some form of praise for how the President and how he is trying to turn the economy around. Although if you listen to Fox or a Conservative talk show host such as Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Bill o'Reilly, Mark Levin, Ben Fergerson or the great Michael Salvage. They make the president seem like a complete idiot. These host make the president appear to be the dumbest man on the face of the earth! At one point in time he was the Messiah through their eyes, from his point of wiew. They want us to think that he really portrayed himself in that manner. I even heard him called a Chicago street thug, a empty suit, Giggles the clown, a socialist and even a dictator.

I do understand the essence of the blame game for it does help with ratings but I personally don't agree with much of what these genius have to say. I started listening purely by accident and day in and day out it is the same ole thing... Over and and over again. How do they keep getting away with saying what they say?p?

I don't agree with 98% of there thought but they do make you think. My problem with the blame game is this, no matter what they start talking about they always end up the same way. Michael Jackson died, Obama should not have sent a letter to his family. Iran election was ridged, Obama should tell the people that he will help. The nation is 11 trillion dollars in debt, if Obama hadn't signed all these laws in action we would not be in this shape. Unemployment is at a all time high, where is Obama's hope and change now? Kim Jun IL shot a rocket, Obama is a coward for not shooting down that rocket. They approved cap and trade, Obama has a deal with GE, so they are going to benefit from this big deal. Obama only wants to tax the rich, what about most of the people in congress aren't they all rich, also isn't Obama rich?

Okay, you get my drift. I don't expect any special treatment but really is all the blame for the problems of the world his?

Now we are so sad...

Now the world is paying tribute to Michael Jackson since he is gone. How quickly we have erased from our mind the cruel jokes we laid at Michael feet,Wacko Jacko, molester? Unfortunately the last things that were in Michael Jackson mind is "why do they treat me like this". I wish that the love that the world is laying at his feet today, could have been the love that we laid in his hands yesterday. No tribute today can ease the pain that he felt over the years of his life. He was born with a gift and he continued to share it with the world, why couldn't we see that the effect of fame and success and how it twisted his life.

When you think about it Michael had no real friends... No real relationships, no real love and when you think about it no real connection with his family. I knew Jackson had issues, but did it really change him from being a icon?. In reality its like a gay brother or strange uncle who you can't leave the kids around, somethings we just accept it for what it is. We never knew the debt of our jokes and snide remarks, we just knew that we wanted to express our mind. Sometimes things happens for a reason. So no matter how much love, envy or hate that we had in our heart the truth has to sink in, that what we once said can not be taken back.

"Another Part of Me"

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We made the mistake of listening but not hearing what the problem really was... Fiance was Michael problem and just maybe trying to prepare to earn money to pay debt was what help to become his demise.

So while reading the news I see that Jackson Estate is worth billions, how can this be he was 40 million in debt. Maybe if we could have fixed this problem yesterday, we would not be sad now. Every song that Michael sang had a message, now we are listening now saying wow...

"We Are the World"

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Michael Jackson - "Bad"

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Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"

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"Man in the Mirror"

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"You Are Not Alone"

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"Gone Too Soon"

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Michael Jackson dead at 50, whats really going on?

Oddly enough the passing of the guards is coming more sooner than later. Wow I never thought that the day would come when I would see the king of Pop die. I thought that living a life as a old person was a gimme but now is it all a dream? I have seen so many super stars who life as ended so soon with no cause.

I suppose living our lives with the fast pace and forgetting to take care of ourselves may need to become a priority again? Eating healthy and exercising may be something we need to consider? Its shocking and quite true but a number of people that has been passing are barley in their fifty's? Reality has to kick in, just because you look health does not mean it!
Live for today.... Because tomorrow is not promise!!

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