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The Worlds Highest-Paid Athletes: - updated 12 JUNE, 2014 4:28PM forbes/athletes/list/#tab:overall_header:endorsements_sortreverse:true Rank Name Pay Salary/Winnings Endorsements Sport #6 Tiger Woods $61.2 M $6.2 M $55.0 M Golf #3 LeBron James $72.3 M $19.3 M $53.0 M Basketball #7 Roger Federer $56.2 M $4.2 M $52.0 M Tennis #8 Phil Mickelson $53.2 M $5.2 M $48.0 M Golf #5 Kobe Bryant $61.5 M $30.5 M $31.0 M Basketball #9 Rafael Nadal $44.5 M $14.5 M $30.0 M Tennis #2 Cristiano Ronaldo $80.0 M $52.0 M $28.0 M Soccer #22 Mahendra Singh Dhoni $30.0 M $4.0 M $26.0 M Cricket #45 Usain Bolt $23.2 M $200.0 K $23.0 M Track #4 Lionel Messi $64.7 M $41.7 M $23.0 M Soccer #34 Maria Sharapova $24.4 M $2.4 M $22.0 M Tennis #17 Novak Djokovic $33.1 M $12.1 M $21.0 M Tennis #35 Rory McIlroy $24.3 M $4.3 M $20.0 M Golf #13 Derrick Rose $36.6 M $17.6 M $19.0 M Basketball #41 Li Na $23.6 M $5.6 M $18.0 M Tennis #16 Neymar $33.6 M $17.6 M $16.0 M Soccer #20 Kevin Durant $31.9 M $17.9 M $14.0 M Basketball #26 Peyton Manning $27.1 M $15.1 M $12.0 M Football #66 Drew Brees $21.0 M $10.0 M $11.0 M Football #55 Serena Williams $22.0 M $11.0 M $11.0 M Tennis #28 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. $25.9 M $14.9 M $11.0 M Racing #23 Dwyane Wade $29.9 M $18.9 M $11.0 M Basketball #14 Gareth Bale $36.4 M $25.4 M $11.0 M Soccer #95 Adam Scott $17.7 M $8.7 M $9.0 M Golf #35 Derek Jeter $24.3 M $15.3 M $9.0 M Baseball #24 Carmelo Anthony $29.4 M $21.4 M $8.0 M Basketball #66 Eli Manning $21.0 M $13.5 M $7.5 M Football #55 Aaron Rodgers $22.0 M $14.5 M $7.5 M Football #47 Blake Griffin $23.0 M $16.5 M $6.5 M Basketball #42 Jimmie Johnson $23.5 M $17.0 M $6.5 M Racing #89 Mesut Ozil $18.5 M $12.5 M $6.0 M Soccer #86 Steven Gerrard $18.7 M $13.2 M $5.5 M Soccer #37 Chris Paul $24.2 M $18.7 M $5.5 M Basketball #86 Jeff Gordon $18.7 M $13.7 M $5.0 M Racing #80 David Ortiz $19.8 M $14.8 M $5.0 M Baseball #44 Sergio Aguero $23.3 M $18.3 M $5.0 M Soccer #43 Wayne Rooney $23.4 M $18.4 M $5.0 M Soccer #29 Dwight Howard $25.5 M $20.5 M $5.0 M Basketball #27 Amare Stoudemire $26.7 M $21.7 M $5.0 M Basketball #82 Russell Westbrook $19.2 M $14.7 M $4.5 M Basketball #100 Luis Suarez $17.3 M $13.3 M $4.0 M Soccer #25 Wladimir Klitschko $28.0 M $24.0 M $4.0 M Boxing #12 Zlatan Ibrahimovic $40.4 M $36.4 M $4.0 M Soccer #63 Fernando Torres $21.3 M $17.8 M $3.5 M Soccer #60 Robinson Cano $21.5 M $18.0 M $3.5 M Baseball #64 Henrik Stenson $21.2 M $18.0 M $3.2 M Golf #81 Robin van Persie $19.5 M $16.5 M $3.0 M Soccer #19 Lewis Hamilton $32.0 M $29.0 M $3.0 M Racing #15 Radamel Falcao $35.4 M $32.4 M $3.0 M Soccer #59 Yaya Touré $21.7 M $19.2 M $2.5 M Soccer #57 Pau Gasol $21.8 M $19.3 M $2.5 M Basketball #57 Chris Bosh $21.8 M $19.3 M $2.5 M Basketball #77 Albert Pujols $20.3 M $18.3 M $2.0 M Baseball #32 Miguel Cabrera $24.6 M $22.6 M $2.0 M Baseball #21 Fernando Alonso $31.0 M $29.0 M $2.0 M Racing #31 Joe Mauer $24.8 M $23.0 M $1.8 M Baseball #10 Matt Ryan $43.8 M $42.0 M $1.8 M Football #92 Franck Ribéry $18.3 M $16.8 M $1.5 M Soccer #89 Larry Fitzgerald $18.5 M $17.0 M $1.5 M Football #79 Deron Williams $20.0 M $18.5 M $1.5 M Basketball #66 Canelo Alvarez $21.0 M $19.5 M $1.5 M Boxing #18 Matthew Stafford $33.0 M $31.5 M $1.5 M Football #37 CC Sabathia $24.2 M $23.0 M $1.2 M Baseball #83 Sebastian Vettel $19.0 M $18.0 M $1.0 M Racing #52 Joe Johnson $22.5 M $21.5 M $1.0 M Basketball #51 Matt Kemp $22.6 M $21.8 M $0.8 M Baseball #40 Darrelle Revis $23.8 M $23.0 M $0.8 M Football #11 Manny Pacquiao $41.8 M $41.0 M $0.8 M Boxing #97 Brandon Marshall $17.5 M $16.8 M $0.7 M Football #88 Rudy Gay $18.6 M $17.9 M $0.7 M Basketball #53 Ryan Howard $22.4 M $21.7 M $0.7 M Baseball #84 Zach Randolph $18.8 M $18.3 M $0.5 M Basketball #70 Justin Verlander $20.7 M $20.2 M $0.5 M Baseball #45 Dirk Nowitzki $23.2 M $22.7 M $0.5 M Basketball #75 Matt Cain $20.4 M $20.0 M $400.0 K Baseball #69 Julius Peppers $20.8 M $20.4 M $400.0 K Football #60 Adrian Gonzalez $21.5 M $21.1 M $400.0 K Baseball #48 Johan Santana $22.9 M $22.5 M $400.0 K Baseball #39 Prince Fielder $23.9 M $23.5 M $400.0 K Baseball #74 Carl Crawford $20.5 M $20.2 M $300.0 K Baseball #48 Alex Rodriguez $22.9 M $22.6 M $300.0 K Baseball #73 Tim Lincecum $20.6 M $20.3 M $250.0 K Baseball #99 Matt Holliday $17.4 M $17.2 M $200.0 K Baseball #97 Jayson Werth $17.5 M $17.3 M $200.0 K Baseball #96 Terrell Suggs $17.6 M $17.4 M $200.0 K Football #77 Felix Hernandez $20.3 M $20.1 M $200.0 K Baseball #70 Cole Hamels $20.7 M $20.5 M $200.0 K Baseball #50 Mark Teixeira $22.7 M $22.5 M $200.0 K Baseball #30 Cliff Lee $25.3 M $25.1 M $200.0 K Baseball #62 Joe Haden $21.4 M $21.2 M $150.0 K Football #94 Jairus Byrd $18.0 M $17.9 M $100.0 K Football #75 Barry Zito $20.4 M $20.3 M $100.0 K Baseball #65 Vernon Wells $21.1 M $21.0 M $100.0 K Baseball #93 Alfonso Soriano $18.1 M $18.0 M $50.0 K Baseball #84 Carlos Dunlap $18.8 M $18.7 M $50.0 K Football #70 Jason Peters $20.7 M $20.7 M $50.0 K Football #53 Geno Atkins $22.4 M $22.3 M $50.0 K Football #33 Zack Greinke $24.5 M $24.4 M $50.0 K Baseball #91 Branden Albert $18.4 M $18.4 M $35.0 K Football #1 Floyd Mayweather $105.0 M $105.0 M $0 Boxing
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