Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic July 10, 2008 Share July 10, 2008 CNA report : Golf: Woods will become world's first billionaire athlete by 2010 Posted: 10 July 2008 0907 hrs NEW YORK - Tiger Woods is on pace to pass one billion US dollars in career earnings by 2010, becoming the world's first billionaire to accumulate his fortune by playing sports, says Forbes Magazine. The 14-time major championship winner earned 115 million US dollars in 2007 alone, said the American magazine which annually ranks the world's richest people with its Forbes' Celebrity 100 list. English footballer David Beckham was the No. 2 sportsman on the list with earnings of 65 million US dollars."It will be an unprecedented occurrence," the magazine said. "There are plenty of billionaires who have excelled at sports like Switzerland's richest man and champion sailor Ernesto Bertarelli. But there are no billionaires who accumulated their fortune by playing sports." The magazine goes on to say in its Wednesday edition that while tycoons like Bill Gates accumulated his wealth by holding a stake in a company with soaring profits, Woods is unique because his massive fortune was earned through pay cheques. Woods is a sports marketers' dream, having earned more than 750 million US dollars in endorsement deals to date in his career. At 32, Woods has won 50 tournaments faster than any player and is closing in on Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 major championship wins. I want to play golf...... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freestylers09 5th Gear July 10, 2008 Share July 10, 2008 few years back..already reported if he stop playing golf..his endorsement will make him billionare in future time.. afterall US market endorsement damn power..look at yao ming..1 year 77million.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic July 10, 2008 Author Share July 10, 2008 piew..... , he is only 32....... with many years of golf to go..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scion Turbocharged July 10, 2008 Share July 10, 2008 yah lor... other sports like soccer, basketball, baseball, etc, at age 32 u are almost over the peak liao... for golf, still can keep on playing... so take up golf if u want to earn ur living in sports! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawang 1st Gear July 10, 2008 Share July 10, 2008 Just be very good at something , u might get rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freestylers09 5th Gear July 10, 2008 Share July 10, 2008 can play favourite hobby then earn tons of money..best job ever Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispie 5th Gear July 10, 2008 Share July 10, 2008 good at doing nothing leh? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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