top paid athletes

**michelob** · July 2nd, 2009, 02:15 AM

SI.com - The Fortunate 50

**tallnick** · July 2nd, 2009, 02:23 AM

i wish i got that much money for just hitting a small ball

**SlowLX** · July 2nd, 2009, 06:19 AM

Wow, that's nuts. I didn't realize Tiger earned in excess of $100 million (not this year, barely)

**Captain Obvious** · July 2nd, 2009, 08:30 AM

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Wow, that's nuts. I didn't realize Tiger earned in excess of $100 million (not this year, barely)

Endorsements are worth a bloody fortune - Nike & Buick alone.

**SlowLX** · July 2nd, 2009, 09:53 AM

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Endorsements are worth a bloody fortune - Nike & Buick alone.

No kidding, I remember reading an article several years ago that said he would be the first athlete to earn $1 billion, I wonder how close he is

**spencer** · July 2nd, 2009, 10:09 AM

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Endorsements are worth a bloody fortune - Nike & Buick alone.

buick is gone

**SlowLX** · July 2nd, 2009, 10:19 AM

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buick is gone

Yeah but while they were together they paid him ridiculous money for sure

**Captain Obvious** · July 2nd, 2009, 10:26 AM

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buick is gone

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Yeah but while they were together they paid him ridiculous money for sure

That's what I was referring to. Those two alone worth worth ungodly sums, and now Gatorade, I believe. I don't pay much attention to golf, much less athlete salaries for most sports.

**TK_05** · July 2nd, 2009, 11:36 AM

He went from Buick to AT&T. Tiger is the man. We all wish we could get as much money as he does 'for hitting a small ball' but none of us can do it as good as him so that's that.