Which athelete....

In any sport which athelete do you think has the most star power and can make the most money worldwide

Since I dont know too many soccer stars besides

Beckham

Others on my list

Tiger Woods

Yao Ming

Lance Armstrong



Feel free to add or argue

I'd say Tiger Woods. He's so hot right now. lol

[quote1e43f1bfa9="Batman"]I'd say Tiger Woods. He's so hot right now. lol[/quote1e43f1bfa9]

I hope your female b/c that doesnt sound right if your male.

[quote2dbbb969dd="good2speed"][quote2dbbb969dd="Batman"]I'd say Tiger Woods. He's so hot right now. lol[/quote2dbbb969dd]

I hope your female b/c that doesnt sound right if your male.[/quote2dbbb969dd]
Zoolander reference maybe

[quote781ceb97ac="Crynos"][quote781ceb97ac="good2speed"][quote781ceb97ac="Batman"]I'd say Tiger Woods. He's so hot right now. lol[/quote781ceb97ac]

I hope your female b/c that doesnt sound right if your male.[/quote781ceb97ac]
Zoolander reference maybe[/quote781ceb97ac]

Guess so. Ive seen it but I still have no idea what your talking about.

[quoteabc8ae1bc5="Crynos"]
Zoolander reference maybe[/quoteabc8ae1bc5]
Bingo.

[quotef5ca086f58="Batman"][quotef5ca086f58="Crynos"]
Zoolander reference maybe[/quotef5ca086f58]
Bingo.[/quotef5ca086f58]
"That Hansel, hes so hot right now"

So I take it you were just making a joke and had no real response to the topic.

Woods is in fact, the highest paid athlete according to Forbes.

If the question was 'who is the most recognized?' the answer would be different. I bet Zidane, Henry, Ronaldo, and Beckham are more recognized around the world. Soccer is more 'democratic'.

I think it's Tiger Woods...

michael jeffrey jordan

Soccer sucks!!!!!

id say beckham........football is the most popular sport in the world, and he is probably the biggest star. he's huge all over the world, whereas tiger woods is minaly huge in the states i think, cos although golf is a big sport, its not as big as football.

so beckham has the potential to be known ALL over the world, but the chances of tiger being known in south american or african countries is kinda slim.

thats the way i see it anyway.....i dont like beckham though.......i think youd have to be Scottish to get it lol.

[quote9a961ea47b="hehehhehe"]Woods is in fact, the highest paid athlete according to Forbes.

If the question was 'who is the most recognized?' the answer would be different. I bet Zidane, Henry, Ronaldo, and Beckham are more recognized around the world. Soccer is more 'democratic'.[/quote9a961ea47b]

yeah or even Michael Owen or Ryan Giggs....or Maradonna if he stopped snorting coke lol



no not Madonna, MaRAdonna D

I wonder if anyone ever has asked Tiger Woods if he gets wood often.

yeah i believe he gets a 3 Wood actually wink

[quoted7faabd6a8="xXHasek99"]michael jeffrey jordan[/quoted7faabd6a8]


Not any more. I mean he can sell apparel and sneakers but cant command 35 mil a year for the team he plays for. Plus he only took in like 2 mil playing for the wizards while the owners raped him for all the revenue he brought to the team. His Jordan collection will live on for generations as Im sure the jumpman logo is the official basketball logo for the street. Tiger remember earns 50 mil a year just for golf.


Anyone think the kid Freddy Adu, Lebron james, or Dwayne Wade will have a big global impact in years to come?

His wife is hot, so yeah, I'm sure he gets wood.

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Oh yah, his wife is definately fucking good looking. I'd do her, dude.

[quoted2be75a0ea="hehehhehe"]His wife is hot, so yeah, I'm sure he gets wood.

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that's what i was about to say... but didn't he devorce the hore? err... the chick?

http//www.gambling911.com/Tiger-Woods-Wife.html

Hasek.

P.S. lebron james should be big... although he still looks like a KID to me.

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being a football fan, im sure Freddy Adu will have an impact, especially in this country.......if he stays at DC for a fe more years, gets some experience under his belt and then signs for a bigger European team, i think he could be one of the best in the world.......he has a long way to go, but the potential is there.

I don't think he divorced her. Would you?

Anyway, like I said, Woods is the highest paid male athlete and hottie Maria Sharapova is the highest paid female athlete (Forbes did a celebrity top 100 which includes athletes - I have it in front of me).

Athlete top 10
Woods
Schumacher
De La Hoya
Vick
Shaq
MJ
Beckham
Kobe
Lance Armstrong (Go Go Go!)
Valentino Rossi

[quotef7f196d863="theysayjump"]id say beckham........football is the most popular sport in the world, and he is probably the biggest star. he's huge all over the world, whereas tiger woods is minaly huge in the states i think, cos although golf is a big sport, its not as big as football.

so beckham has the potential to be known ALL over the world, but the chances of tiger being known in south american or african countries is kinda slim.

thats the way i see it anyway.....i dont like beckham though.......i think youd have to be Scottish to get it lol.[/quotef7f196d863]

The thing about golf is that is viewed as more prestigious and illustrious. So basically Tiger Woods is the only US athelete that has an advertisement deal with a car company nationwide ( Buick) Not too sure if this extends to soccer but Im not sure of their endorsments. Tiger also commanded 100 mil from Nike before there was any proof that Nike supporting golf would have any inancial benifits. The clubs by Nike were always precieved as being inferior. Look at how that view has changed since Tiger started to endorse it. I just think that Tiger gains more money per endorsement deal. Now I could be wrong this is just my assessment. Also winning just 1 tour event will get you like a mil and change. And he wins a lot. Wouldnt bball players like to be paid on a per game basis.

who the hell is paying Vick all that money. Powerade?

the thing is though, that none of those people, not one single one of them, deserve to paid what they get for what they do.

lance armstrong rides a fuckin bike, woods hits a ball with a stick, schumacher drives a car and beckham kicks a ball......its getting ridiculous the amount of money these people are being paid to do the very little that they do.

I was excited when Adu started playing pro, but lost interest since US soccer is so fukcing boring. Like you say, he should develop a bit here and then go Euro. In any case, I agree with you theysayjump, he has great potential and I hope he goes far.

[quote2d80525cfc="theysayjump"]the thing is though, that none of those people, not one single one of them, deserve to paid what they get for what they do.

lance armstrong rides a fuckin bike, woods hits a ball with a stick, schumacher drives a car and beckham kicks a ball......its getting ridiculous the amount of money these people are being paid to do the very little that they do.[/quote2d80525cfc]

that is true but we are the idiots driving up those prices. If there is big demand then youll be paid for it. And we cant kid ourselves sports is big buisness. If we just boycott sporting events for a year and they come back at half salary it might be better but you and I know we cant live without sports and having the best players play. I think theyre only asking what the market will give them. I cant complain either. When I look for a job Im looking for my market value and maybe a little more with benifits.

Does Bill gates really need all those billions. I mean his OS sucks and his browser has 10^infinity flaws in it.

oh i know that......but there are people who work harder than those sportsmen and women work and arent even paid enough to live month to month.

thats what bothers me, not the fact that they can take what people will give them.

i know nothing will be done about it eitherbut anyway, back to the topic.......

[quote92561bff45="theysayjump"]oh i know that......but there are people who work harder than those sportsmen and women work and arent even paid enough to live month to month.

thats what bothers me, not the fact that they can take what people will give them.

i know nothing will be done about it eitherbut anyway, back to the topic.......[/quote92561bff45]

My 500th post. Hmmm Should I go out like a rebel.. naaaahh

But ya not to get off topic, I know its horrible that people work 80 hours a week and still have trouble going day to day. Thats is ludacris. But at an arrogant perspective no one is going to run to the stores and by apparell designed by the Mother of the year. Were a weird culture and somehow coolness overvalues doing what is morally correct.

[quote7aa87f2181="hehehhehe"]Anyway, like I said, Woods is the highest paid male athlete and hottie Maria Sharapova is the highest paid female athlete (Forbes did a celebrity top 100 which includes athletes - I have it in front of me).

Athlete top 10
Woods Schumacher
De La Hoya Vick Shaq MJ
Beckham Kobe Lance Armstrong (Go Go Go!)
Valentino Rossi[/quote7aa87f2181]

how did DE LA HOYA get on that list? i know he's the "pretty boy" but come on!

btw... any way we could get the actual numbers they earn "hehehhehe"?

[quoteae1981e423="good2speed"][quoteae1981e423="theysayjump"]oh i know that......but there are people who work harder than those sportsmen and women work and arent even paid enough to live month to month.

thats what bothers me, not the fact that they can take what people will give them.

i know nothing will be done about it eitherbut anyway, back to the topic.......[/quoteae1981e423]

My 500th post. Hmmm Should I go out like a rebel.. naaaahh

But ya not to get off topic, I know its horrible that people work 80 hours a week and still have trouble going day to day. Thats is ludacris. But at an arrogant perspective no one is going to run to the stores and by apparell designed by the Mother of the year. Were a weird culture and somehow coolness overvalues doing what is morally correct.[/quoteae1981e423]

yeah thats very true......but thats one of the main why i dont use, wear, buy brand names....the fat cats dont need my money and the people who make the stuff get paid nowhere near what they should

[quotee2d1fee111="xXHasek99"]
btw... any way we could get the actual numbers they ern "hehehhehe"?[/quotee2d1fee111]
Yep

Athlete top 10 ($M)
Woods 87
Schumacher 60
De La Hoya 38
Vick 37.5
Shaq 33.4
MJ 33
Beckham 32.5
Kobe 28.8
Lance Armstrong (Go Go Go!) 28
Valentino Rossi 28

Highest paid woman is Sharapova at $18.2Mil

I didn't know who the fuck rossi was. He's a MotoGP racer.

[quote3998690790="hehehhehe"][quote3998690790="xXHasek99"]
btw... any way we could get the actual numbers they ern "hehehhehe"?[/quote3998690790]
Yep

Athlete top 10 ($M)
Woods 87
Schumacher 60
De La Hoya 38
Vick 37.5
Shaq 33.4
MJ 33
Beckham 32.5
Kobe 28.8
Lance Armstrong (Go Go Go!) 28
Valentino Rossi 28

Highest paid woman is Sharapova at $18.2Mil

I didn't know who the fuck rossi was. He's a MotoGP racer.[/quote3998690790]


LOL all you Shaq haters should capatalize on this. Shaq makes likes 32 mil just from bball. What endorsemenets does he have? The only thing I could think of is the Icy hot patch. God damn is that all he can sell. I mean that product sounds like its urban nutrition or 1800 Patches.

lol he also does those annoying crunch bar commercials, and also the verizon cell phone ad. One would think he'd get more endorsements.

just found this on forbes.com

www.forbes.com/newswire/2003/06/15/rtr1000372.html

SHAQ SHOES FOR CHEAP

But not every endorsement deal justifies the extravagance.

"There are so many great players with so many sneaker deals, it's really fussing up the value of them because people are getting confused." said Jack Trout, president of Trout and Partners, a marketing strategy firm.

Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal saw their sponsorship contracts canceled by the shoe companies. Analysts said it was because their sports images do not sell well among consumers.

Wells Fargo's Shanley said there is a line of Shaquille O'Neal signature shoes now selling for $9.99 at discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. (nasdaq KMRT - news - people) because no one else would pick them up.

[quotec88663b2f0="good2speed"][quotec88663b2f0="hehehhehe"][quotec88663b2f0="xXHasek99"]
btw... any way we could get the actual numbers they ern "hehehhehe"?[/quotec88663b2f0]
Yep

Athlete top 10 ($M)
Woods 87
Schumacher 60
De La Hoya 38
Vick 37.5
Shaq 33.4
MJ 33
Beckham 32.5
Kobe 28.8
Lance Armstrong (Go Go Go!) 28
Valentino Rossi 28

Highest paid woman is Sharapova at $18.2Mil

I didn't know who the fuck rossi was. He's a MotoGP racer.[/quotec88663b2f0]


LOL all you Shaq haters should capatalize on this. Shaq makes likes 32 mil just from bball. What endorsemenets does he have? The only thing I could think of is the Icy hot patch. God damn is that all he can sell. I mean that product sounds like its urban nutrition or 1800 Patches.[/quotec88663b2f0]

WTF are you talking about?

"Shaq's endorsements have been estimated to earn him between $8 million and $10 million a year."

o and btw... another quote

"At the end of his stint with the Magic, O'Neal had a falling out with the team's other star, Penny Hardaway."

... after that quote how can you still blame Kobe for what happened?

Hasek.

P.S. taken from http//espn.go.com/classic/s/add_o'neal_shaquille.html[]http//espn.go.com/classic/s/add_o'neal_shaquille.html

There was also an article today in the USA Today about Hip Hop artists taking away the bigger endorsement deals from athletes. Too lazy to go find it now so no link sorry.

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Hasek.

P.S. taken from http//espn.go.com/classic/s/add_o'neal_shaquille.html[]http//espn.go.com/classic/s/add_o'neal_shaquille.html[/quote975af16f11]

All i got from that link was

Game 2 of the NBA Finals, the burden of carrying the Lakers to victory over Indiana fell on Shaquille O'Neal. Bringing his many talents to bear, Shaq dominated the game on both ends of the floor.

The Pacers were using the collapsing "Hack-a-Shaq" defense in the hope of reducing the league MVP's production. O'Neal made them pay by quickly passing out of the double teams, creating open shots for Glen Rice and Ron Harper, who each scored 21 points.

Despite failing to make 50 percent of his foul shots, [b975af16f11]Shaq scored 40 points. He attempted a Finals record 39 free throws and made 18. , He shot 11-of-18 from the field, grabbed 24 rebounds and handed out four assists en route to a 111-104 Lakers win. [/b975af16f11]