{http://www.forbes.com/athletes/list/#tab:overall}
| #1 | Floyd Mayweather | $105 M | $105 M | $0 | Boxing | |
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#2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | $80 M | $52 M | $28 M | Soccer |
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#3 | LeBron James | $72.3 M | $19.3 M | $53 M | Basketball |
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#4 | Lionel Messi | $64.7 M | $41.7 M | $23 M | Soccer |
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#5 | Kobe Bryant | $61.5 M | $30.5 M | $31 M | Basketball |
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#6 | Tiger Woods | $61.2 M | $6.2 M | $55 M | Golf |
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#7 | Roger Federer | $56.2 M | $4.2 M | $52 M | Tennis |
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#8 | Phil Mickelson | $53.2 M | $5.2 M | $48 M | Golf |
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#9 | Rafael Nadal | $44.5 M | $14.5 M | $30 M | Tennis |
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#10 | Matt Ryan | $43.8 M | $42 M | $1.8 M | Football |
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#11 | Manny Pacquiao | $41.8 M | $41 M | $0.8 M | Boxing |
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#12 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | $40.4 M | $36.4 M | $4 M | Soccer |
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#13 | Derrick Rose | $36.6 M | $17.6 M | $19 M | Basketball |
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#14 | Gareth Bale | $36.4 M | $25.4 M | $11 M | Soccer |
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#15 | Radamel Falcao | $35.4 M | $32.4 M | $3 M | Soccer |
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#16 | Neymar | $33.6 M | $17.6 M | $16 M | Soccer |
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#17 | Novak Djokovic | $33.1 M | $12.1 M | $21 M | Tennis |
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#18 | Matthew Stafford | $33 M | $31.5 M | $1.5 M | Football |
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#19 | Lewis Hamilton | $32 M | $29 M | $3 M | Racing |
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#20 | Kevin Durant | $31.9 M | $17.9 M | $14 M | Basketball |
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#21 | Fernando Alonso | $31 M | $29 M | $2 M | Racing |
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#22 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | $30 M | $4 M | $26 M | Cricket |
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#23 | Dwyane Wade | $29.9 M | $18.9 M | $11 M | Basketball |
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#24 | Carmelo Anthony | $29.4 M | $21.4 M | $8 M | Basketball |
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#25 | Wladimir Klitschko | $28 M | $24 M | $4 M | Boxing |
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#26 | Peyton Manning | $27.1 M | $15.1 M | $12 M | Football |
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#27 | Amar'e Stoudemire | $26.7 M | $21.7 M | $5 M | Basketball |
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#28 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | $25.9 M | $14.9 M | $11 M | Racing |
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#29 | Dwight Howard | $25.5 M | $20.5 M | $5 M | Basketball |
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#30 | Cliff Lee | $25.3 M | $25.1 M | $200 K | Baseball |