THE GREATEST ATHLETE EVER!

"I AM THE GREATEST!"

Muhammed Ali has died, aged 74.  The boxer formerly known as Cassius Clay died early Saturday morning after being briefly placed on life support.

He fought Parkinson's disease for 34 years.  Ali was a master of something every entrepreneur should be doing everyday - the art of self motivation, self belief and super confidence.

Muhammed Ali believed he was the greatest boxer ever, before and after him. He said, "I am the greatest!"  It didn't matter to him who the opponent was or will be, he predicted at which rounds he would knock-out his opponents.

He out-practiced them, outperformed them and struck fear into their hearts BEFORE the day of the fight.  The most important point is that he backed up his words with action.

His Popular Quotes....

THE TOP 10 HIGHEST EARNING ATHLETES

In my previous post I brought you the top 20 paid athletes and promised to post a recent list for the current year, here and now Sports Illustrated just released its list of the highest-earning athletes for the past year 2012 - 2013. 

Floyd Mayweather is No. 1 for the second-straight year.

Here's the top-10 when you combine US and international athletes:

1. Floyd Mayweather Jr. — $90 million
2. LeBron James — $56.5 million
3. David Beckham — $48.3 million
4. Drew Brees — $47.8 million
5. Kobe Bryant — $46.8 million
6. Roger Federer — $43.3 million
7. Fernando Alonso — $42 million
8. Tiger Woods — $40.8 million
9. Phil Mickelson — $39.5 million
10. Cristiano Ronaldo — $35.2 million

The top 10 for just US-based athletes:

1. Floyd Mayweather Jr. — $90 million
2. LeBron James — $56.5 million
3. Drew Brees — $47.8 million
4. Kobe Bryant — $46.8 million
5. Tiger Woods — $40.8 million
6. Phil Mickelson — $39.5 million
7. Derrick Rose —$33. 4 million
8. Peyton Manning — $31 million
9. Alex Rodriguez — $29.9 million
10. Zach Greinke — $29 million

The top 10 for just international athletes:

1. David Beckham — $48.3 million
2. Roger Federer — $43.3 million
3. Fernando Alonso — $42 million
4. Cristiano Ronaldo — $35.2 million
5. Lionel Messi — $35.1 million
6. Manny Pacquiao — $35 million
7. Rory McIlRoy — $33.3 million
8. Samuel Eto'o — $30.2 million
9. Maria Sharapova — $25.5 million
10. Rafael Nadal — $24.9 million

Here's the breakdown by sport in the US top 50: MLB (25), NBA (13), NFL (8), PGA (2), Boxing (1), Nascar (1)

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20 HIGHEST PAID ATHLETES {2}

Following my previous post, these are the pictures of the top 20 highest paid athletes.

Values calculated June 2012
In my next post, you'll get the LATEST!

Rank	Name	Pay	Salary/Winnings	Endorsements	Sport
1	Floyd Mayweather	$85 M	$85 M	$0 M	Boxing
2	Manny Pacquiao	$62 M	$56 M	$6 M	Boxing
3	Tiger Woods	$59.4 M	$4.4 M	$55 M	Golf
4	LeBron James	$53 M	$13 M	$40 M	Basketball
5	Roger Federer	$52.7 M	$7.7 M	$45 M	Tennis
6	Kobe Bryant	$52.3 M	$20.3 M	$32 M	Basketball
7	Phil Mickelson	$47.8 M	$4.8 M	$43 M	Golf
8	David Beckham	$46 M	$9 M	$37 M	Soccer
9	Cristiano Ronaldo	$42.5 M	$20.5 M	$22 M	Soccer
10	Peyton Manning	$42.4 M	$32.4 M	$10 M	Football
11	Lionel Messi	$39 M	$20 M	$19 M	Soccer
12	Haloti Ngata	$37.3 M	$37.1 M	$0.2 M	Football
13	Larry Fitzgerald	$36.8 M	$35.3 M	$1.5 M	Football
14	Ndamukong Suh	$36 M	$35.5 M	$0.5 M	Football
15	Charles Johnson	$34.4 M	$34.3 M	$0.1 M	Football
16	Rafael Nadal	$33.2 M	$8.2 M	$25 M	Tennis
16	Mario Williams	$33.2 M	$32.9 M	$0.3 M	Football
18	Alex Rodriguez	$33 M	$31 M	$2 M	Baseball
19	Fernando Alonso	$32 M	$29 M	$3 M	Racing
20	Valentino Rossi	$30 M	$17 M	$13 M	Motorcycle
20	Michael Schumacher	$30 M	$20 M	$10 M	Racing

20 World’s Top-Earning Athletes

The World’s Top-Earning Athletes - Worlds Richest Athletes: See How Much They Make...

Who are the highest paid athletes? According to Forbes, Floyd Mayweather tops the list of 100 highest-paid athletes in the world between 2011-2012,  losing out Tiger Woods who has been hailed by Forbes as the highest earning athlete from 2001-2011. Woods landed in the third rank with total earnings of $59.4 million. Mayweather got a huge payday amounting to a total of $85 million for his fights against Victor Ortiz with $40 million and Miguel Cotto with $45 million. He is part of the 4 biggest non-heavyweight pay-per-view events throughout the boxing history. He owns the Mayweather Promotions which he uses to promote his fight thereby increasing his earnings substantially.
The total earnings of the athletes are derived from their bonuses, salaries, appearance fees, prize money, endorsement and licensing from June 2011 to June 2012. According to Forbes, the 100 highest-paid athletes made a combined $2.6 billion in the past 12 months. The athlete’s agent’s fees and taxes were not deducted from their earnings.

#1. Floyd Mayweather

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $85 million      Salary/winnings: $85 million
Endorsements: $0
Sport: Boxing , Age: 35

#2. Manny Pacquaio

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $62 million
Salary/winnings: $56 million
Endorsements: $6 million (Monster Energy, Hennessy, Nike, Hewlett-Packard)
Sport: Boxing , Age: 33

#3. Tiger Woods

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $59.4 million
Salary/winnings: $4.4 million
Endorsements: $55 million (Nike)
Sport: Golf, Age: 36
Net Worth: $500 million – As of September 2010, according to Forbes

#4. LeBron James

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $53 million
Salary/winnings: $13 million
Endorsements: $40 million ( Nike, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, State Farm and others)
Sport: Basketball, Age: 27

#5. Roger Federer

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $52.7 million
Salary/winnings: $7.7 million
Endorsements: $45 million (Nike, Rolex, Wilson, Credit Suisse)
Sport: Tennis, Age: 30

#6. Kobe Bryant

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $52.3 million
Salary/winnings: $20.3 million
Endorsements: $32 million
Sport: Basketball, Age: 33

#7. Phil Mickelson

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $47.8 million
Salary/winnings: $4.8 million
Endorsements: $43 million (Callaway, Barclay’s, KPMG, Exxon, Rolex, Amgen/Pfizer)
Sport: Golf, Age: 41

#8. David Beckham

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $46 million
Salary/winnings: $9 million
Endorsements: $37 million (Burger King, Sainsbury’s, Samsung)
Net Worth: £160 million ($260m) – As of April 2012, according to the Sunday Times Rich List
Sport: Football, Age:37

#9 Cristiano Ronaldo

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $42.5 million
Salary/winnings: $20.5 million
Endorsements: $22 million (Nike, Castrol, Konami and others)
Sport: Football, Age: 27

#10 Peyton Manning

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $42.4 million
Salary/winnings: $32.4 million
Endorsements: $10 million (Reebok, Sony, Wheaties, DirecTV, Gatorade, Papa John’s)
Sport: Football (NFL)  , Age: 36

#11. Lionel Messi

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $39 million
Salary/winnings: $20 million
Endorsements: $19 million (PepsiCo, Herbalife, EA Sports, Cherry, Audemars Piguet, Dolce & Gabanna and others)
Sport: Football, Age: 24

#12 Haloti Ngata

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $37.3 million
Salary/winnings: $37.1 million
Endorsements: $200,000
Sport: Football (NFL)

#13 Larry Fitzgerald

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $36.8 million
Salary/winnings: $35.3 million
Endorsements: $1.5 million (Nike, EAS, University of Phoenix, AT&T and others)
Sport: Football (NFL)

#14 Ndamukong Suh

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $36 million
Salary/winnings: $35.5 million
Endorsements: $500,000
Sport: Football (NFL)

#15 Charles Johnson

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $34.4 million
Salary/winnings: $34.3 million
Endorsements: $100,000
Sport: Football (NFL)

#16= Rafael Nadal

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $33.2 million
Salary/winnings: $8.2 million
Endorsements: $25 million ( Nike, Babolat, Kia Motors, Richard Mille and Bacardi)
Sport: Tennis, Age: 26

#16= Mario Williams

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $33.2 million
Salary/winnings: $32.9 million
Endorsements: $250,000
Sport: Football (NFL)

#18. Alex Rodriguez

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $33 million
Salary/winnings: $31 million
Endorsements: $2 million (Nike, Rawlings, Topps and Vita Coco)
Sport: Baseball, Age: 36

#19 Fernando Alonso

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $32 million
Salary/winnings: $29 million
Endorsements: $3 million
Sport: Race Car (Formula One)

#20= Valentino Rossi

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $30 million
Salary/winnings: $17 million
Endorsements: $13 million
Sport: Motorcycle racing

#20= Michael Schumacher

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $30 million
Salary/winnings: $20 million
Endorsements: $10 million
Sport: Race Car (Formula One)