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Golfing great Tiger Woods has found himself at the top of Forbes highest paid athletes of the last decade.
Over the last decade, Woods has earned an estimated $845 million, with his peak coming in 2008 with $115 million. According to Forbes, he was the first athlete to accumulate more than $1 billion in career earnings, with endorsements representing nearly 90% of his career income.
Boxer Floyd Mayweather came in at #2 on with $660 million in 10-year earnings, a big portion being from his epic tustle with Manny Pacquiao in May 2015, which earned him nearly $250 million. At #3 is Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant with $475 million, while fellow NBA superstar LeBron James is fourth with $472 million.
The only female athlete on the list is tennis star Maria Sharapova with 10-year earnings of $250 million.
Below is the top 20, via Forbes.com.
1. Tiger Woods – $845 million.
2. Floyd Mayweather – $660 million.
3. Kobe Bryant – $475 million.
4. LeBron James – $472 million.
5. Phil Mickelson – $468 million.
6. Roger Federer – $455 million.
7. David Beckham – $441 million.
8. Manny Pacquiao – $432 million.
9. Cristiano Ronaldo – $407 million.
10. Lionel Messi – $350 million.
11. Alex Rodriguez – $291 million.
12. Fernando Alonso – $289 million.
13. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. – $277 million.
14. Valentino Rossi – $275 million.
15. Derek Jeter – $271 million.
16. Kimi Raikkonen – $261 million.
17. Rafael Nadal – $253 million.
18. Maria Sharapova – $250 million.
19. Lewis Hamilton – $246 million.
20. Peyton Manning – $243 million.
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