25 Top Money-Earning Athletes in 2007

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[edit] Forbes 2007 25 Top Money-Earning Athletes

#	Name	Country	Sport	Annual Income
1	Tiger Woods	United States	Golf	US$ 100.0 million
2	Oscar de la Hoya	Mexico	Boxing	US$ 43.0 million
3	Phil Mickelson	United States	Golf	US$ 42.2 million
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Finland	Auto racing	US$ 40.0 million
5	Michael Schumacher	Germany	Auto racing	US$ 36.0 million
6	David Beckham	England	Soccer	US$ 33.0 million
7	Kobe Bryant	United States	Basketball	US$ 32.9 million
8	Shaquille O'Neal	United States	Basketball	US$ 31.9 million
9	Michael Jordan	United States	Basketball	US$ 31.0 million
9	Ronaldinho	Brazil	Soccer	US$ 31.0 million
11	Valentino Rossi	Italy	Motorcycling	US$ 30.0 million
12	Alex Rodriguez	United States	Baseball	US$ 29.2 million
13	Roger Federer	Switzerland	Tennis	US$ 29.0 million
14	Derek Jeter	United States	Baseball	US$ 28.3 million
15	LeBron James	United States	Basketball	US$ 27.3 million
16	Floyd Mayweather	United States	Boxing	US$ 26.5 million
17	Yao Ming	China	Basketball	US$ 26.3 million
18	Vijay Singh	Fiji	Golf	US$ 25.8 million
19	Leonard Davis	United States	American football	US$ 25.4 million
20	Arnold Palmer	United States	Golf	US$ 25.0 million
21	Jeff Gordon	United States	Auto racing	US$ 24.5 million
22	Kevin Garnett	United States	Basketball	US$ 24.3 million
23	Reggie Bush	United States	American football	US$ 23.8 million
24	Allen Iverson	United States	Basketball	US$ 23.3 million
25	Maria Sharapova	Russia	Tennis	US$ 23.0 million