Fortunate 50

2008-09-10T07:12:55-04:00

Fortunate 50

2008-06-03T11:33:16-04:00

2008-09-10T06:39:49-04:00

2008-06-03T16:42:31-04:00

imnogooby

Metairie 422828

Mayweather DID NOT get $20 million from WWE. It's been proven already. 1895876

2008-06-03T16:14:44-04:00

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RP-29

Oshkosh 9130

A Day in the Life of Tiger Woods Tiger took a piss and earned enough money to fill his gas tank. Tiger took a shower and earned enough money to buy a new 52" high-definition LCD TV. Tiger ate breakfast and earned enough money to buy a brand new refrigerator, stove, washer and dryer. Tiger watched SportsCenter on ESPN and earned enough money to buy a pair of new ATVs. Tiger text messaged his friend and earned enough money to buy a month's worth of groceries for his family. Tiger ate lunch and earned enough money to buy a new motorcycle. Tiger took a nap and earned enough money to put his kid through a year at Stanford. Tiger took a dump earned enough money to take his family on a week-long vacation to Disney World. Tiger went out for dinner and earned enough money to buy a new fishing boat. Tiger went to a movie and earned enough money to buy a new Buick. Tiger brushed his teeth and earned enough money to buy a new XBox 360 Elite with five extra games. Tiger went to bed for the night and woke up with enough money to buy another new house. 1895637

2008-06-03T15:35:27-04:00

Tomyeyaey

Lebanon 436038

Tiger's a real good athlete with an even better image. Gatoraide Tiger is slammin' too. 1895137

2008-06-03T13:35:23-04:00

Jackoldflash

New Bedford 18898

all i can say is, there are way to many Non-producing people earning large, large. good if they can get it, but better not show this list to the regular people who care for others in many other fields........................... John 1893374

For the fifth consecutive year, SI has unveiled the <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/specials/fortunate50/2008/index.html">Fortunate 50</a>, the top 50 earning American athletes based on salary/winnings and endorsement income. And for the fifth straight year, Tiger Woods tops the list. While Tiger ($128 million) is nearly double No. 2 Phil Mickelson ($62 million), LeBron James is quickly moving up, jumping from No. 6 to No. 3 at $40.4 million. The biggest surprise? No. 4 Floyd Mayweather ($40.25 million), who was bolstered by a $20 million boxing payday and another $20 million for his foray into professional wrestling. Don't expect the Pretty Boy to be at the top of the list for long.Once again the NBA dominated with more than half of the athletes on the list, including four (Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Paul Piece and Ray Allen) who will be playing in the NBA finals. It pays to play hoop, but not so much football as only seven NFL players are on the list, led by Peyton Manning. That seems odd given the physical demands of the sport, but then again the NFL is run with an iron fist.Also of note is the fact that there are no women on the list. What ever happened to equal play for equal pay? Who is too high and who is too low? Who is overpaid and underpaid? What are the biggest surprises? And who among our <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0806/future.fortunates/content.1.html">Future Fortunates</a> are likely to make next year's list? 2198

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