Some of the richest sporting celebrities will be coming to China to compete in the Beijing Olympics. Many Olympic sports retain an amateur flavor and in some sports like boxing, professionals cannot compete. For basketball and tennis however, players earn millions of dollars in competition earnings, endorsements, appearances, sponsorship and advertising.
Here is a look at some of the top Olympic earners and their 2007 income as provided by Forbes.
Yao Ming - $56.6 million
Kobe Bryant - basketball - $33 million
Roger Federer - tennis - $29 million
LeBron James - basketball - $27 million
Liu Xiang athletics - $23.8 million
Maria Sharapova - tennis - $23 million
Lionel Messi - Football/soccer - $11.9
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