Mama, don't let your babies grow up to be school teachers!

Forbes Magazine list of the top American athletes by earnings for 2010.




1) Tiger Woods: $62.3 million

2) Phil Mickelson: $61.2 million

3) LeBron James, Miami Heat: $44.5 million

4) Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts: $38.1 million

5) Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees: $36 million

6) Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers: $34.8 million

7) Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics: $32.8 million

8) Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons, $32.7 million

9) Tom Brady, New England Patriots: $30 million

10) Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic: $28.6 million



In the top 10 this year we have 2 golfers, 3 NFL players, 1 baseball player and 4 NBA players.


On the international side, Roger Federer ranked No. 1 with $30 million in combined earnings, followed by boxer Manny Pacquiao. (Tennis/Boxing)


http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2011/06/tiger-woods-still-ranks-as-top-earning-us-athlete/1

Not too many folks have the option of growing up with exceptional hand-eye co-ordination, a 6-10 body or 7 foot body with speed and dexterity, incredible endurance and/or the ability to make split second decisions with a 300 pound lineman about to squish you. So it isn't like these are possible career choices for most of us.


I get much more outraged by the billions of dollars paid to hedge fund managers, many of whom only succeed by corrupt means.

Here’s the 2010 top-10 highest-paid Hedge Fund Managers:

1.John Paulson


2010 Earnings: $4.9 billion

Net worth: $16 billion

Net Worth Last Calculated: March 2011

Firm: Paulson & Co.

2.Ray Dalio


2010 Earnings: $3.1 billion

Net worth: $6 billion

Net Worth Last Calculated: March 2011

Firm: Bridgewater Associates

3.Jim Simons


2010 Earnings: $2.5 billion

Net worth: $10.6 billion

Net Worth Last Calculated: March 2011

Firm:Renaissance Technologies

4. David Tepper


2010 Earnings: $2.2 billion

Net worth: $5 billion

Net Worth Last Calculated: March 2011

Firm: Appaloosa Management

5. Steve Cohen


2010 Earnings: $1.3 billion

Net worth: $8 billion

Net Worth Last Calculated: March 2011

Firm: SAC Capital

6. Eddie Lampert


2010 Earnings: $1.1 billion

Net worth: $3.6 billion

Net Worth Last Calculated: March 2011

Firm: ESL Investments

7. Carl Icahn




2010 Earnings: $900 million

Net worth: $12.5 billion

Net Worth Last Calculated: March 2011

Firm: Icahn Management LP

8. Bruce Kovner


2010 Earnings: $640 million

Net worth: $4.5 billion

Net Worth Last Calculated: March 2011

Firm: Caxton Associates

9. George Soros


2010 Earnings: $450 million

Net worth: $14.5 billion

Net Worth Last Calculated: March 2011

Firm: Soros Fund Management

10. Paul Tudor Jones


2010 Earnings: $440 million

Net worth: $3.3 billion

Net Worth Last Calculated: March 2011

Firm: Tudor Investment Corp





Read more: http://www.therichest.org/business/highest-paid-hedge-fund-managers-2010/

Paulson got paid 5x more in 2010 than Tiger's net worth!

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The bailouts and massive government support saved his ass in 2010 so there's that depressing factoid.

And behaving like asses... I no longer have respect for sports.

I mean, if spectators are willing to make these sports so profitable, shouldn't it be going to the people the spectators actually come to see? Whatever the athletes don't get goes to the owners and other corporate suit types. Do any of the spectators go to see THEM?

And in all seriousness, I think College players should be paid. If you are in a revenue producing sport, you are an employee of the University and should be compensated.

and major athletes have the leverage to command huge contracts.

On the other hand, taxpayers shouldn't be funding the stadiums, roads, security, broadcast towers and all of the other services these profitable sports teams leach from the public.

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