Everyone knows that professional sports pay well. But how good? Who earns the most? How much do athletes get? Let's get curious together and look into their wallets.
The most expensive sport
Sport is labor, passion and considerable financial investments. In professional sports, the budget bears the cost of training, equipment, equipment, and a host of other costs.
The most expensive sports are:
- Third place: equestrian. Success in this sport directly depends on the horse. A thoroughbred horse is the main cost item. Considerable expenses will be required for the maintenance and care of the animal.
- Second place: sailing. A yacht will require huge investments from lovers of waves and sea breeze. Pet care staff, boating club memberships and competitions are truly expensive.
- First place: Formula - 1. Everything you need for your favorite sport is generously paid: track construction, fireballs, staff, team, racers. In racing, even the richest athlete really risks his life every time, so save herejust a sin!
Less expensive, but still costly, also includes motorcycling, aviation and golf.
The most massive and spectacular sports
Even the richest athlete in the world once took the first steps and only dreamed of achieving success, being famous and highly paid. But there will be no sport and famous athlete without fans, fans, adherents, ordinary spectators and home-grown amateur athletes.
The most spectacular and mass sports are those that the majority of the population chooses. Filled stadiums, broadcast ratings, visits to sections will serve as an indicator of love for a sport.
The most massive, spectacular and accessible sports in Russia are:
- football;
- swimming;
- athletics;
- weightlifting;
- acrobatics, gymnastics;
- dancing;
- yoga;
- figure skating;
- karate, boxing, thai boxing;
- tennis;
- volleyball;
- basketball.
To become famous and succeed in professional sports, you need to work hard, and preferably from childhood. Often famous football players, figure skaters and other athletes tell how their parents first brought them to the stadium, field or ice. And most often it all starts with the usual sections at the parental home.
Mostthe richest athletes in the world are forced to devote all their time to training, as well as deny themselves a lot, in order to always be in good shape and show excellent results. It is this that mainly affects their popularity, and only then they can stir up the interest of the public with their personal lives or various "chips".
Rating of the "big wallets" of athletes
The sports industry, like many things in the modern world, cannot do without a lot of money. The top richest athletes include sports stars like:
Football player Lionel Messiah by 2015 became richer by $64,700,000
- Golfer Tiger Woods - $61,200,000.
- Tennis player Roger Federer. 2014 earned him $56,200,000.
- Mat Ryan is an American football player who made $43,800,000 in 2014.
- Maria Sharapova earned $24,400,000 from sports and advertising last year.
The list is based on data provided by Forbes. This publication is known for its love of ratings, getting on the pages of the magazine is very prestigious. Regardless of what status the rating participant receives - "the richest athlete", "highly paid singer", "we althy heir", "generous billionaire" - success and envy are guaranteed for him.
Three representatives of the Forbes rating are not on our list. We believe that the richest athletes deserve more attention.
LeBron James
Third place in the Forbes rankingoccupied by LeBron James. In 2014, he earned $72,300,000, which is why he receives the title of "the richest athlete in 2014 in the world of basketball."
Of course, the two-meter American (his height is 203 cm) made his fortune not only by “hitting the basket”. Advertising campaigns and the sale of shares in an audio equipment manufacturer brought a considerable amount to his budget.
Fans of this sport follow his victories and moves along the basketball line, and James had a lot of them. He won more than one championship, participated in the Olympic Games twice, received the title of "NBA star" more than once.
James' career from the very beginning was only uphill, and even without being a star, he made excellent money. But few people know how hard it is for him to keep the weight. LeBron James is famous for his amazing basketball performance, open emotions, constant struggle with weight and the title of "the richest athlete in basketball."
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portuguese football player Ronaldo is in second place thanks to the $80,000,000 he earned last year.
Ronaldo is one of those “arguments” that caused the fairer sex to watch football. It was this factor that allowed Cristiano to get his extra millions from advertising campaigns. Although it is worth noting that he is an excellent player, and he has the right to choose contracts that will allow him to exist comfortably for many years.
The richest athletein the world of football could not acquire a lady of the heart. For quite a long time, our compatriot Irina Shayk was his companion, but the wedding never took place, and soon the couple broke up. In the summer of 2010, Cristiano became a father, a son was born to him by a surrogate mother.
Floyd Mayweather Jr
The one who really has to earn his money with sweat and blood is the boxer Mayweather. In 2014, he earned $105,000,000. Today, undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather is the richest athlete in the world.
Floyd is a hereditary boxer, his father and uncles were professionals in the ring. Before finishing his studies, Mayweather dropped out of school and devoted himself entirely to boxing. In his youth, the champion had to support his family, as his father was serving time for drugs. The boxer himself also has a criminal record for beating his girlfriend in front of children.
And although Floyd grew up in poverty and lawlessness, he achieved great success. His nickname is "Money" and that says a lot!
It is noteworthy that even the richest athletes in Russia were not included in the Forbes list. Only one athlete - Maria Sharapova - was once again named the most successful and ranked 26th on the list.
