[Gh0stRider]

Forbes magazine has announced that Tiger Woods has become the first athlete to make over 1 billion dollars in career earnings!!! It came after he earned 10 million for winning the FedEx Cup on Sunday. The only other athletes to come close are Michael Jordan who earned $800 million and Formula One driver Michael Schumacher at $700 million.

http://www.forbes.com/2009/09/29/tiger-woods-billion-business-sports-tiger.html

[azzurro32]

Surprised it wasn't shaq

[JulyZerg]

There goes Lebron's goal

[spoon.ek9]

i'm riiich biatch!

[dachinesedude]

I always thought Jordan was earning the most, with his clothes and shoes

[WHEYsted]

^ Tiger does the same shit, but he makes tens of millions after a tournament which he frequently does well in...

[Mercy]

I always thought Jordan was earning the most, with his clothes and shoes

Thoese are sponsers, this is just from winnings/contracts in their sports.

[B-DiZzLe]

Thoese are sponsers, this is just from winnings/contracts in their sports.

R u sure? I'm pretty sure he didn't make 1 billion dollars just from golf, I think this is merely on how much he has made as and athlete, sponsors, endorsements, winnings, contracts and everything combined. I didn't read the link but I read on the pervious forbes that he makes about 100million a year and that includes everything from endorsements to winnings.

[dachinesedude]

Woods had earned a cumulative $895 million going into 2009, by our estimates, from prize money, appearance fees, endorsements, bonuses and his golf course design business. If you add his $10.5 million in 2009 prize money, the FedEx bonus and his take so far this year from his more than $100 million in annual off-the-course earnings, Woods' career earnings are now 10 figures.

yup, everything

[Ducdesmo]

What the hell is he gonna do with all that money..thats an isane amount.

[moomooCow]

haha, read the title and immediately thought, wow good job tiger!

[Not really racist!]

tiger deserves every penny..

fuckin amazing..

[Ch28]

I sure as hell hope he got a pre-nup.

[Euro7r]

Woods is balling. Nike paid him a lot for endorsement deals, lucky guy.

[.Renn.Sport]

Woods is balling. Nike paid him a lot for endorsement deals, lucky guy.

he's not lucky, he's just good at what he do best

[Drift_Monkey]

not only is he rich, he is the youngest athlete to make that much money

[TRDood]

how can you compare MJ's wage and Tiger's wage?
they are 10-15 years apart. assuming inflation rate is about 2%-3% a year, the figure as of today would be pretty damn close!

normalize tiger's wage to jordan's time, or vice versa and compare.

[bimmer91]

1 billion fucking dollars, and he swings a club at a ball... fuck me upside down.

[liu13]

i thought schumacher or whatever his name is was the first billionaire athlete

[StylinRed]

They said Schumacher had $800+ million in 2006 and that's after giving away like $75million

[tamazoid]

I'm sure if Schumacher was still racing, he would've been first... Or really close!

[gnat.]

how can you compare MJ's wage and Tiger's wage?
they are 10-15 years apart. assuming inflation rate is about 2%-3% a year, the figure as of today would be pretty damn close!

normalize tiger's wage to jordan's time, or vice versa and compare.

+1!!

but...tiger woods is really talented in golf.

[heleu]

How old is Tiger?

The difference between Michael and Schumacher is that they are past their prime. Tiger can keep playing golf until he is a senior - and then he would still get endorsement for playing in the seniors tournaments!!!

[StylinRed]

Jordan quit playing when he was still in his prime though, and before the more outrageous wages


Schumacher could have kept going, hell if his neck wasn't fucked i bet he'd still be owning it up as a Massa replacement

[penner2k]

Tiger Woods is a cheater..
How is getting laser eye surgery to get better then perfect eye sight any different then a baseball player taking roids?

[StylinRed]

Tiger Woods is a cheater..
How is getting laser eye surgery to get better then perfect eye sight any different then a baseball player taking roids?

U CAN DO THAT?!!! omg sign me up!

and yeah if he did that, they should ban him

[B-DiZzLe]

Tiger Woods is a cheater..
How is getting laser eye surgery to get better then perfect eye sight any different then a baseball player taking roids?

Because your eye doesn't swing the club.

[InvisibleSoul]

Tiger Woods is a cheater..
How is getting laser eye surgery to get better then perfect eye sight any different then a baseball player taking roids?
It's different because laser eye surgery just makes your eyesight equal to a level that people can have naturally.

Steroids enhances your performance to a level that one cannot have naturally.

[TheKingdom2000]

too bad jordan lost 1/2 to that skanky beeatch..

[penner2k]

It's different because laser eye surgery just makes your eyesight equal to a level that people can have naturally.

Steroids enhances your performance to a level that one cannot have naturally.

Actually Tiger Woods is 20/15 which means he sees at 20 feet what a normal person with perfect eye sight would see at 15 feet. That is better then perfect.

[StylinRed]

It's different because laser eye surgery just makes your eyesight equal to a level that people can have naturally.

Steroids enhances your performance to a level that one cannot have naturally.

did u read his msg? penner said he got surgery to get better than normal eyesight

[penner2k]

Because your eye doesn't swing the club.

Swinging the club is the easy part.

[penner2k]

http://www.slate.com/id/2116858/

[B-DiZzLe]

Swinging the club is the easy part.

So you're saying to correct someone's vision to the best possible eye sight is the same as taking steroids to enhance an athletes physical performance? Okay, let's think of it this way, if there was a surgery to help paraplegic's walk again and play sports, is that cheating?


Tiger got lasik to correct his vision and which technology today it's possible to get surgery to have better than perfect vision. It's like buying a car with 300hp as compared to 100hp, why do you need such a fast car when there is a speed limit, is that cheating?


I think the vision definately gives Tiger and edge, but I do not consider that cheating or anything similar to taking steroids.

[Senna4ever]

not only is he rich, he is the youngest athlete to make that much money

He's the ONLY athlete. Period.

[jeff_alexander]

http://images.chron.com/blogs/motorsports/Michael%20Schumacher1.jpg

[hal0g0dv2]

w0w a bill fuckkkkkkkk

[Hondaracer]

Tiger Woods is a cheater..
How is getting laser eye surgery to get better then perfect eye sight any different then a baseball player taking roids?

because any other player could do the same legally if they wanted to?

[liu13]

i dont think sports athletes are banned from doing laser eye surgery, are they?? that would be a horrible rule

steroids is completely cheating and disrespecting the game, not even a fair comparison

[TRDood]

tiger's laser eye surgery = having a basketball player installing springs in their knees so they can jump higher.

he is like installing binoculars into his eyeballs!

what about roger federer? isn't he getting paid a lot too?

[1337]

tiger's laser eye surgery = having a basketball player installing springs in their knees so they can jump higher.

he is like installing binoculars into his eyeballs!

what about roger federer? isn't he getting paid a lot too?

Jumping higher does not make you a better basketball player. Steroids are known to enhance an athletes performance beyond what a natural athlete can achieve. Tiger Woods better than average eye-sight IS NOT as a result of laser surgery. Laser surgery does not enhance someones vision, but merely restores ones' vision to it's original state.

[!LittleDragon]

Tiger got lasik to correct his vision and which technology today it's possible to get surgery to have better than perfect vision. It's like buying a car with 300hp as compared to 100hp, why do you need such a fast car when there is a speed limit, is that cheating?


Yes, cuz the 300hp car can get to the speed limit much faster than the 100hp car and will cross a finish line way before the weaker car. The weaker car would never catch up unless it went past the speed limit.

[B-DiZzLe]

Yes, cuz the 300hp car can get to the speed limit much faster than the 100hp car and will cross a finish line way before the weaker car. The weaker car would never catch up unless it went past the speed limit.

So how is having a 300hp car compared to a 100hp car cheating? :confused:

[penner2k]

Jumping higher does not make you a better basketball player. Steroids are known to enhance an athletes performance beyond what a natural athlete can achieve. Tiger Woods better than average eye-sight IS NOT as a result of laser surgery. Laser surgery does not enhance someones vision, but merely restores ones' vision to it's original state.

Lets look at this from another point of view. Lets say an athlete was nearly 50 years old. His testosterone levels are obviously gonna be lower then lets say a 19 year old athlete. This means it takes longer for him to recover from a game and to keep up his strength. This means its nearly impossible to stay competitive against the younger athletes. Is it still cheating if he is taking drugs to bring his hormone levels up to a normal level?

[Corey Darling]

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[!LittleDragon]

So how is having a 300hp car compared to a 100hp car cheating? :confused:

No, you're right. It's not cheating cuz that's not even a race. The other car would never win, it's not a level playing field.

[1337]

Lets look at this from another point of view. Lets say an athlete was nearly 50 years old. His testosterone levels are obviously gonna be lower then lets say a 19 year old athlete. This means it takes longer for him to recover from a game and to keep up his strength. This means its nearly impossible to stay competitive against the younger athletes. Is it still cheating if he is taking drugs to bring his hormone levels up to a normal level?

I understand your point of view and I agree that it's in a grey area. However, once again, the key difference is "enhancement." Steroids enhances ones performance. The drug you're talking about "restores." Steroids gives an edge to an athletes performance, whereas the latter only levels the playing field.

[Harvey Specter]

I also thought Schumacher was a billionaire and I'm pretty sure I read he was?

I'm not a fan of Woods; actually I hate him, but good for him because he deserves it. He's taken the PGA and golf in general to the next level.

[penner2k]

I understand your point of view and I agree that it's in a grey area. However, once again, the key difference is "enhancement." Steroids enhances ones performance. The drug you're talking about "restores." Steroids gives an edge to an athletes performance, whereas the latter only levels the playing field.

Actually that is where you are wrong. Andro (which is what McGwire is getting in shit for taking even though it was legal at the time) doesnt really boost your testosterone levels all that much. Someone in their 40's would most likely be a high normal level for a younger person. McGwire is also 46.

[Noir]

Dude, it's laser eye surgery. It only makes you "see" better, not hit the ball harder or further.

A baseball or basketball player could take the same surgery to see the baseball or hoop better and I doubt any athlete in the world would have any qualms with that.

[hotjoint]

damn thats alot of money

[InvisibleSoul]

Actually Tiger Woods is 20/15 which means he sees at 20 feet what a normal person with perfect eye sight would see at 15 feet. That is better then perfect.

did u read his msg? penner said he got surgery to get better than normal eyesight

You can have 20/15 vision without surgery. It's not that uncommon.

what about roger federer? isn't he getting paid a lot too?
He makes a lot, but I'm pretty sure he's nowhere near $1B.

[johny]

this is why you pay $150 for a pair of $8 shoes. they have to pay tiger.

[asahai69]

if john daly and 60 year old dudes can play the sport. how atheltic is it?

[shenmecar]

this is why you pay $150 for a pair of $8 shoes. they have to pay tiger.

You raging moron. This has nothing to do with Tiger Wood apparels or accessories. Its the MONEY HE MADE FROM GAMES we are talking about.

[B-DiZzLe]

You raging moron. This has nothing to do with Tiger Wood apparels or accessories. Its the MONEY HE MADE FROM GAMES we are talking about.

He didn't make $1,000,000,000 from winning tournaments if that's what u mean. He makes most of his money from sponsors/endorsments.


PGA Tour career summary
Year Wins (Majors) Earnings ($) Money list rank
1996 2 790,594 24
1997 4 (1) 2,066,833 1
1998 1 1,841,117 4
1999 8 (1) 6,616,585 1
2000 9 (3) 9,188,321 1
2001 5 (1) 6,687,777 1
2002 5 (2) 6,912,625 1
2003 5 6,673,413 2
2004 1 5,365,472 4
2005 6 (2) 10,628,024 1
2006 8 (2) 9,941,563 1
2007 7 (1) 10,867,052 1
2008 4 (1) 5,775,000 2
2009* 6 10,508,163 1
Career* 71 (14) 92,862,539 1


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods#PGA_TOUR_career_summary

[B-DiZzLe]

Actually that is where you are wrong. Andro (which is what McGwire is getting in shit for taking even though it was legal at the time) doesnt really boost your testosterone levels all that much. Someone in their 40's would most likely be a high normal level for a younger person. McGwire is also 46.

I thought the purpose of Andro was to boost testosterone?

http://www.bodybuildingforyou.com/pro-hormones/adrostenedion-faq.htm

[InvisibleSoul]

You raging moron. This has nothing to do with Tiger Wood apparels or accessories. Its the MONEY HE MADE FROM GAMES we are talking about.

:facepalm:

[B-DiZzLe]

:facepalm:

is there one for selfpwn?

[jdmhaze]

You raging moron. This has nothing to do with Tiger Wood apparels or accessories. Its the MONEY HE MADE FROM GAMES we are talking about.

http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/i/6512/original/DoubleFacePalm.jpg

[Senna4ever]

You raging moron. This has nothing to do with Tiger Wood apparels or accessories. Its the MONEY HE MADE FROM GAMES we are talking about.
LoL....epic FAIL.

[Mercy]

R u sure? I'm pretty sure he didn't make 1 billion dollars just from golf, I think this is merely on how much he has made as and athlete, sponsors, endorsements, winnings, contracts and everything combined. I didn't read the link but I read on the pervious forbes that he makes about 100million a year and that includes everything from endorsements to winnings.

Yes 100% sure.

[Nocardia]

tiger deserves every penny..

fuckin amazing..

thats an odd comment.

If he deserves 1 billion for playing golf, shouldn't your doctor doctor get 100 billion? what about a teacher?

At least bill gates has donated a boat load of his money.

[ChaKo]

Yes 100% sure.

You raging moron. This has nothing to do with Tiger Wood apparels or accessories. Its the MONEY HE MADE FROM GAMES we are talking about.


it says directly in the article that it's from everything from endorsements to his own business.

[Nightwalker]

I've got 20/15 vision naturally