World's 10 Highest Paid Athletes

Bangalore: Sports has always been a source of entertainment to viewers and audiences across the world. A sport which was once regarded as an area of skill, passion and talent has become a primary hive of earning money and becoming wealthy. Here are the 10 highest paid athletes in the world, as listed by Forbes.

1. Tiger woods

Total Earnings: $78.1 million
Salary/winnings: $13.1 million
Endorsements: $65 million

Every athlete in the world goes through a tough phase both on and off the field. One such athlete as we all have come across is Tiger Woods who was once at the peak of his golfing career. His involvements in a lot of unethical relationships with a lot of women had pulled his career graphs from gold dust to mere dust. In an immediate response to this bad situation Accenture pulled out Tiger Woods from being the company’s brand ambassador which cost him millions of dollars. This once disgraced athlete who had completely lost every success story in life is now back as the world’s highest paid athlete. Woods has won 6 golfing tournaments over the past 12 months which has not only made him the ace golfer in the world moving onto the world number 1 in the latest rankings but also ended up with a fresh basket of huge endorsements from Rolex and Nike, thanks to the income on winning these tournaments. With multiple appearances across the world, Woods has generated huge amount of fees from the sponsors of these visits. The athlete who shot to fame is now back at the top of his profession with brand new sources of generating income.