Time for Tiger Woods to step down...

Sami
Sami Posts: 4,634
edited October 2009 in The Clubhouse
as the highest paid athlete in the world, for 2010.

Kimi Raikkonen is raking in close to 100mil USD next year in base salary and severance. Add in endorsements and we might see a new athlete on the top next year. :)

He's getting about 45 million Euro severance package from Ferrari and Santander, and a base salary of 20 million Euros from McLaren. Not too shabby.
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  • DeusExa
    DeusExa Posts: 491
    edited September 2009
    All for hitting a little white ball around stretches of nice, manicured grass...


    But seriously, he's one of my favorite athletes. Concentration and willpower are immense.
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited September 2009
    Kimi Raikkonen is an F1 race car driver but he probably golfs too.
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  • xj4094dg
    xj4094dg Posts: 1,158
    edited September 2009
    Fongolio wrote: »
    Kimi Raikkonen is an F1 race car driver but he probably golfs too.

    and Tiger drives a Buick....
    "The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it." Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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  • xj4094dg
    xj4094dg Posts: 1,158
    edited September 2009
    Tiger is at about 100 mil in endorsements alone.
    "The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it." Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited October 2009
    THey were just saying today that Tiger passed the BILLION dollar mark in career earnings this week.

    BILLION

    With a B.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,715
    edited October 2009
    Fongolio wrote: »
    Kimi Raikkonen is an F1 race car driver but he probably golfs too.

    What an opportunity for a reality TV show!
    They could go head to head in each sport.
    Maybe some Kardashians could be involved... or that "Kate" lady with all the kids and the philandering husband.
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited October 2009
    xj4094dg wrote: »
    Tiger is at about 100 mil in endorsements alone.

    Yes, but he "only" makes about 10-20mil in salary/winnings. They should be about even next year in total earnings. Don't know if the recession is affecting Tiger's purse or not.

    Loved it how Lewis Hamilton was "the first African American F1 driver". Sure, as much as Lennox Lewis is. Being PC biting you in the arse... :)

    http://www.gelfmagazine.com/gelflog/archives/africanamerican_unlike_me.php
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  • vlam
    vlam Posts: 282
    edited October 2009
    Wood's tournament earning probably mean very little to him (maybe except for the Fedex Cup). He is going to continue to make billions after his pro golf career is over. He is building a legacy.. The whole Dubai/Woods golf course is just insane.. 60+ billions dollars to build it..
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited October 2009
    vlam wrote: »
    Wood's tournament earning probably mean very little to him

    True, but this wasn't really about that. Or even Tiger Woods for that matter. :)
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  • xj4094dg
    xj4094dg Posts: 1,158
    edited October 2009
    Sami wrote: »
    True, but this wasn't really about that. Or even Tiger Woods for that matter. :)

    I'm sorry, I thought I saw his name in the title of this thread. My mistake.;)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,464
    edited October 2009
    Loved it how Lewis Hamilton was "the first African American F1 driver".

    Yep, someone needs to check their facts.
    Kimi Raikkonen is an F1 race car driver but he probably golfs too.

    Kimi does not golf.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited October 2009
    Sami wrote: »
    Loved it how Lewis Hamilton was "the first African American F1 driver". Sure, as much as Lennox Lewis is. Being PC biting you in the arse... :)

    It's hilarious when people do that. Just shows how absurd titles like "African-American" are.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited October 2009
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    It's hilarious when people do that. Just shows how absurd titles like "African-American" are.

    Yes it does and African-American does not even make sense. Charlize Theron is African-American but she is not black. My friend who is a Berber, is from Algeria and lives in the US, so he is African-American. Again, not black.

    If they want to keep it PC, at least they should change the name to something that makes more sense.

    /end of rant :)
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,381
    edited October 2009
    I suppose I could take a year off as the highest paid athlete. It would take some time to adjust to being the first athlete with 1BILLION in career earnings.;)

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  • oifvet0608
    oifvet0608 Posts: 148
    edited October 2009
    Can you just imagine what his home theater looks like
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited October 2009
    oifvet0608 wrote: »
    Can you just imagine what his home theater looks like

    Bose? :D
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