If you want to get a place in the highly competitive sports world, in addition to your extraordinary talent, you must also work tirelessly to achieve the above two points, and you may be able to become a great athlete.
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In addition, if there is superior wisdom, the luck of the right time, not only can be on the field, but also outside the field can take the lead.
Today's 10 athletes, it is precisely by virtue of the above three points that they have achieved impressive results on and off the field.
Cristiano Ronaldo
While the movement has brought them influence, it has also brought them hundreds of millions of dollars in wealth, and even the tenth place has $1.1 billion in the account.
Since the 10 athletes had different times of brilliance, their sports income was adjusted for inflation.
10th Place Roger Federer
Federer followed his parents to the tennis club when he was 3 years old, and that was his first exposure to tennis.
At the age of 8, he began playing in the old boys' tennis club near his home.
At the age of 14, he entered the Swiss National Tennis Center for training.
In order to be able to concentrate more on tennis, at the age of 16, Federer decided to end his school career.
The 17-year-old Federer became a men's professional tennis player.
However, he became famous at a young age and did not become a new star as people expected. In the past 5 years of competition, although Federer has also played his own results, he has never been able to win the championship.
The first Wimbledon title
It wasn't until the age of 22, in 2003, that he won his first Wimbledon title. This also became an important turning point in his career, and the tennis field ushered in a new king.
After a year, Federer won the Australian Open again, jumped to the top of the world rankings, and occupied the throne of the first place for four years, a record that has not been broken until now.
During Federer's career, he won a total of 20 Grand Slams, the first athlete in the history of tennis to receive this honor.
His impressive record, combined with Federer's elegant temperament, made him the darling of the business world. At his peak, he was named the most marketable person in sports by the London School of Marketing.
He is a loyal spokesperson for Rolex watches, working with Japanese clothing brands for up to $300 million.
In addition, it has also cooperated with Many companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Geely Razor, Wilson Sports and so on.
Combined with the $130 million prize money of his current career, Fei Tianwang's total income is around $1.12 billion, making him the first person in the tennis world.
Ninth place Michael Schumacher
Schumacher's father was a go-kart leader, so he had contact with "racing" since he was a child. This, combined with his innate talent, made Schumacher famous at a young age.
At the age of 15, he won the German Junior Karting Championship and at the age of 17 he won the European Junior Karting Championship.
Young Schumacher
Schumacher's outstanding performance was favored by the Mercedes Team, who promoted him to the F3 level.
The 22-year-old officially entered the F1 race. Since then, the F1 arena has blown a red whirlwind of Schumacher.
During his career, he broke several F1 records, including seven F1 Drivers World Championships.
It also puts him on an annual salary of $50 million. Schumacher under the arena is also extraordinary, and many of the world's top companies have come to visit. At one point, his assets exceeded $1.13 billion.
Schumacher with his wife
However, since Schumacher had an accident on a ski in 2013, his family sold their property in order to pay for high medical expenses, and finally saved the life of che wang.
Although that red whirlwind has become history, the F1 arena has always left Schumacher's mark.
8th Place Leo Messi
The third-oldest Messi was born into a family that loved football, so he showed a passion for football from an early age.
His grandmother was his earliest football leader and often trained with him. So we can often see Messi score goals, and we will look up and point our fingers to the sky, which is to commemorate his grandmother.
Little Messi was interviewed
Messi, 11, was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency, and only Barca was willing to help treat it. After all, spending $10,000 a month on a child with an uncertain future requires a lot of courage and boldness.
Messi made his first appearance for Barca
Barca's efforts have received a rich reward from Messi. Since joining the Barça team at the age of 17, Barca's new legend, and even the pattern of world football, will be broken by this "little man" who was almost abandoned.
During Messi's current career, he has won 7 Ballon d'Ors, 6 World Footballer of the Year and 6 European Golden Boot Awards, all three of which are world records.
Messi is closest to the World Cup
In addition to a Hercules Cup, Messi has won almost all the top awards for a professional player.
Unparalleled ability is naturally worthy of a top salary, and it has been revealed that Barca has given Messi a sky-high salary of $160 million.
Although it has now moved to Paris, the annual salary is still over 100 million US dollars. Such an outstanding performance is naturally sought after by advertisers.
Messi earns $33 million a year by endorsing Adidas, Gatorade and Pepsi. It is estimated that the total assets of Boss Mei exceed $1.14 billion.
Seventh place LeBron James
Born in the chaotic Akron neighborhood, James' criminally charged father didn't care about his life.
His mother realized that if she kept living here, Sooner or later James would become part of street crime.
So I had to work while looking for a suitable place to live.
James began his exposure to basketball at the age of 9 and began organized training in the fifth grade.
James in junior high school has shown talent and ability that his peers do not have, winning the best player in the amateur league.
That is, from then on, this kid from Akron had the dream of going to the NBA.
James in high school
James in high school was even more unstoppable, and was called "the first high school student in the United States" by major media and scouts.
In 2003, James was unsurprisingly elected to the NBA, and since then, an omnipotent emperor has emerged in the NBA.
In james' 18-year career, he has received numerous honors.
He was the first player in NBA history to lead three different teams to a championship and all of them won the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.
In addition to being on the field, James on the field also has extraordinary talent.
Compared with the frequent bankruptcies of other NBA players, James has been building his own business empire, from advertising endorsements to brand creation to entering the entertainment industry.
Stills from "The Big Slam Dunk in the Air"
Even if Old Zhan retires, his wealth will not diminish in the slightest. $1.17 billion in assets would be a small step for James.
Sixth place Freud Mayweather
Mayweather was born into a boxing family, his father and uncle were boxers, it can be said that the sport of boxing has entered Mayweather's life since childhood.
However, the hardships of life and the harshness of the surrounding environment made Mayweather give up for a while and want to find a job.
But grandmother was convinced that he could punch his future out with his fists. Mayweather also lived up to expectations, achieving an impressive record of 84 wins and 8 losses in amateur boxing.
It was then that he was awarded the title of "Pretty Boy" because he was rarely injured.
In 1996, at the age of 19, Mayweather officially entered the professional boxing world. Innate talent, combined with diligent training, has left Mayweather invincible.
He won all 50 career games. In 2016, he was named the greatest boxer of the past 25 years by ESPN.
In 2015, in the battle of the century with Pacquiao, he earned $250 million.
In 2018, he and Connor played from offstage to stage and easily earned $300 million.
An exhibition match with internet celebrity Logan in 2021, taking away $30 million by the way.
Such an exaggerated ability to absorb gold made Mayweather's wealth quickly exceed $1.2 billion.
5th Cristiano Ronaldo
C Ronaldo with his mother
C Luo's mother once said that because of poverty and her husband's alcoholism, C Luo almost could not be born in this world.
Cristiano Ronaldo realized from an early age that football may be the only chance to change himself and change the family.
So his hard training, coupled with his innate talent, was quickly reused by the team.
Coach Ferguson is discerning
In a game against Manchester United in 2003, Ronaldo was discovered by the discerning coach Ferguson, and Ronaldo's career changed.
He brought talent not only from Madeira in Portugal to Manchester, England, but also to the world.
So far, Ronaldo has won 32 trophies, while also maintaining a number of records such as the most goals scored and the most national team appearances.
Outside the arena, Ronaldo is also laying out his business empire, with his outstanding performance on and off the field, making him the first football player in his career to earn more than $1 billion. This time, it also successfully made the list with 1.24 billion US dollars.
There is also a surprising coincidence, Messi and C Ronaldo are 869 days apart in age, while Mini Ro and Thiago are also 869 days apart! Is this a continuation of a doomed duel?
4th Jack Nicklaus
He was born into a wealthy family in 1940, and the golfing talent he had shown since childhood allowed him to develop his hobbies willfully.
At the age of 12, he won the Junior Division; at the age of 16, he beat many professional players to win the Ohio Open Championship.
At the age of 22, he moved to the professional golf field and won the U.S. Open championship in the same year.
He has won 18 Grand Slabi titles in his career. He's also the target tiger Woods is trying to catch up with.
Between 1968 and 1977, it dominated the world golf rankings for a decade.
In addition to making a lot of money on the golf course, Nicklaus also has a professional golf course design company.
Hundreds of high-class and professional golf courses have been designed around the world. As a result, he made the list with $1.38 billion in assets.
3rd Place Arnold Palmer
Born in the United States in 1929, Palmer was influenced by his father from an early age, and fell in love with golf, which, coupled with extraordinary talent, made him quickly emerge. But the hardships of life made him almost give up his love.
In 1954, when Palmer was 25 years old, he gave up his job selling paint and joined the professional golf course.
From 1954 to 2006, he won 62 PGA Tour victories and 7 men's Grand Slam titles in a career spanning more than 50 years, earning the title of "Emperor of Golf."
Palmer's charm is not only his impressive achievements, his humility and attitude have brought golf into the eyes of more people, not just to serve the elite group.
Even after retiring, Palmer was committed to promoting the development of golf. His international firm has designed more than 300 golf courses in 37 states, 25 countries and five continents (except Africa and Antarctica).
These include the first modern course built in China in 1988, Zhuhai Golf Club.
Palmer died of illness in September 2016 at the age of 87, leaving behind $1.5 billion in assets.
Second place Tiger Woods
Woods in diapers
If the above two golf predecessors are relatively unfamiliar to our countrymen. The name of Tiger Woods was still heard.
He is a gifted golfer and his father discovered his golfing talents at the age of 2.
At the age of 5, he was inducted into Golf Digest and at the age of 8 he won the title in the same age group at the World Junior Golf Championships.
He won the World Junior Championship four times from 1988 to 1991.
At the age of 20, he moved to the professional arena and won 15 Grand Slam titles in his career, behind Palmer.
Along with the brilliant achievements, various endorsements have also come. According to Golf Digest, Woods made $770 million from 1996 to 2007.
In 2000, he signed a five-year, $105 million renewal contract with Nike, the largest endorsement contract signed by a professional athlete at the time.
Woods apologized for the scandal
In 2009, a number of media in the United States exposed the scandal of Woods' extramarital affair, Woods's image plummeted, and many companies proposed to terminate the contract, causing him to suffer huge losses. Still, he stands out with $2.1 billion in assets.
1st Place Michael Jordan
If you ask who is the deserved leader in football, there are Pele and Maradona; the existing Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, and in the basketball world, Jordan is recognized as the god of basketball.
In his biography written on the NBA's official website, there is a sentence that Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.
Five-time NBA MVP, six-time NBA Championship, six-time NBA Finals MVP, ten-time all-time all-time team, nine-time NBA All-Defensive Team First Team, Defensive Player of the Year, 14-time NBA All-Star, three-time NBA All-Star MVP, ten-time scoring champion.
However, his influence was far greater than the honors he received. It was he who brought the NBA's influence to the world.
Constrained by the level of development of the league at the time, Jordan's entire NBA career earned a total salary of about $93 million.
By comparison, there are currently 54 active NBA players whose contracts are worth more than Jordan's entire career.
However, his huge business empire is beyond the reach of others.
Launched in 1984, the AJ shoe is still sought after all over the world.
In 1996, he filmed the live-action animated film "Slam Dunk in the Air".
In 2010, he became the majority shareholder of the Bobcats and renamed it the Hornets.
Today, with $2.62 billion in revenue, Michael Jordan is once again the leader of the entire sports world.
Looking back at these ten leaders in the sports world, they are all the best in their respective fields, they all have extraordinary talents, but they are also inseparable from diligence, enthusiasm, focus and the ability to grasp the timing.
Although money cannot fully prove their value, it is an affirmation of their ability, after all, the greater the ability, the greater the income.