The Sports Illustrated list of the 50 highest-earning athletes in the United States are golfers (you know Tiger Woods is No. 1 with $128 mill earned last year), basketball players, baseball players, NASCAR drivers, football players, and one boxer. It should come as no surprise that there isn't a single female on the list.
After Tiger Woods, the top ten is rounded out by golfer Phil Mickelson at No. 2 ($62.3 mill), LeBron James at No. 3 ($40.5 mill), Floyd Mayweather at No. 4 ($40.2 million), Kobe Bryant at No. 5 ($35.5 mill), Shaq at No. 6 ($35 mill), A-Rod at No. 7 ($35 mill), Kevin Garnett at No. 8 ($31 mill), Peyton Manning at No. 9 ($30.5 mill), and Derek Jeter at No. 10 ($30 mill).
Teachers, hide this list from kids who you're trying to convince to choose academics over sports.
Sports Illustrated issue…
And to think…the very sports that these men excel, was once blocked and denied access to.
Can you imagine having the ability to out 'hoop', out run, and hit a hole in one, and no one would let you even compete?
GO OBAMA!