Athletes In The Elite 'Eight-Figure' Club

2. Roger Federer

Salary: $6.5 million

Endorsements: $65 million

Total Earnings: $71.5 million

This man as we all know is one of the best tennis players in the world and is also very popular among women for being one of the best-looking men. He has a huge female fan following that makes him an investment prospect for some of the biggest multinational lifestyle brands in the world. From child to old everyone in this world knows who Roger Federer is. He endorses for nearly 10 sponsors which pay him more than $40 million annually. He also has some of the long term deals with companies like Nike, Rolex, Wilson and Credit Suisse including a new addition of champagne brand Moet and Chandon which he signed recently. He has earned many gold slams and career prize money of whopping $77 million.

3. Kobe Bryant

Salary: $27.9 million

Endorsements: $34 million

Total Earnings: $61.9 million

Kobe Bean Bryant is the third in this list. He has been nicknamed the "Black Mamba". He is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. For the third consecutive year of NBA season Bryant has been paid the highest salary. Bryant’s salary of $27.85 million is considered as $7 million higher than any other player. Bryant is a player who is still in demand particularly overseas where he had the NBA’s best-selling jersey during the 2011-12 seasons. Bryant added Hublot recently to his endorsement roster, along with Nike, Coca-Cola, Turkish Airlines, Lenovo, Panini and Mercedes-Benz.

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