| Auto Racing |
Kimi Raikkonen |
World Rally Championship |
2010 Race Winnings (plus $12.7M from severed F1 contract) |
$26,333,333 |
| Baseball |
Alex Rodriguez |
MLB |
2011 Salary |
$32,000,000 |
| Basketball |
Kobe Bryant |
NBA |
2010-11 Salary |
$24,800,000 |
| Beach Volleyball (Men) |
Philip Dalhausser/Todd Rogers |
FIVB |
2010 Prize Money |
$387,700 |
| Beach Volleyball (Women) |
Larissa Franca/Juliana Felisberta Da Silva |
FIVB |
2010 Prize Money |
$351,300 |
| Billiards (Men) |
Darren Appleton |
N/A |
2010 Prize Money |
$118,494 |
| Billiards (Women) |
Ga-Young Kim |
N/A |
2010 Prize Money |
$67,930 |
| Bowling (Men) |
Walter Ray Williams Jr. |
PBA |
2009-10 Prize Money |
$152,670 |
| Bowling (Women) |
Shannon Pluhowsky |
PBA |
2009-10 Prize Money |
$40,300 |
| Boxing (N. American Purse Fights) |
Manny Pacquiao |
N/A |
2010 Estimated Purse (two fights) |
$32,000,000 |
| Bull Riding |
Renato Nunes |
Professional Bull Riders |
2010 Prize Money |
$1,594,527 |
| Darts |
Phil Taylor |
Professional Darts Corporation |
2010 Prize Money |
$1,044,000 |
| Distance Running (Men) |
Samuel Wanjiru |
Various |
2010 Prize Money |
$617,000 |
| Distance Running (Women) |
Liliya Shobukhova |
Various |
2010 Prize Money |
$695,000 |
| Drag Racing |
Larry Dixon |
NHRA Top Fuel |
2010 Prize Money |
$1,371,000 |
| Eating |
Joey Chestnut |
Major League Eating |
2010 Earnings |
$218,500 |
| Equestrian (Men) |
McLain Ward |
Show Jumping |
2010 Earnings |
$1,280,788 |
| Equestrian (Women) |
Laura Kraut |
Show Jumping |
2010 Earnings |
$627,907 |
| Fishing |
Kevin Vandam |
Bassmaster Elite Series |
2010 Earnings |
$915,500 |
| Football |
Peyton Manning |
NFL |
2010 Salary |
$15,800,000 |
| Golf (Men) |
Luke Donald |
European Tour PGA |
2010 Tournament Winnings |
$5,867,601 |
| Golf (Women) |
Na Yeon Choi |
LPGA |
2010 Tournament Winnings |
$1,871,165 |
| Hockey (Tie) |
Vincent Lecavalier |
NHL |
2010-11 Salary |
$10,000,000 |
|
Roberto Luongo |
NHL |
2010-11 Salary |
$10,000,000 |
|
| Horse Racing (Jockey) |
Ramon A. Dominguez |
N/A |
2010 Earnings (not individual share) |
$17,411,880 |
| MMA |
Brock Lesnar |
UFC |
Estimated Prize Money, ppv share |
$5,300,000 |
| Poker |
Jonathan Duhamel |
Various |
Land-Based Tournament Winnings, April 4, 2010- April 3, 2011 |
$9,443,519 |
| Racquetball |
Kane Waselenchuk |
International Racquetball Tour |
IRT 2010 Event, Appearance Fees, Earnings, Sponsorships |
$300,000 |
| Rodeo |
Trevor Brazile |
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association |
2010 Earnings |
$507,920 |
| Skiing (Men) |
Ivica Kostelic |
FIS World Cup Alpine skiing events |
2010-11 Prize Money |
$464,440 |
| Skiing (Women) |
Lindsey Vonn |
FIS World Cup Alpine skiing events |
2010-11 Prize Money |
$509,542 |
| Sled Dog |
John Baker |
Iditarod |
2011 First-Place Racing Prize Money |
$50,400 |
| Soccer |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
La Liga |
2010-11 Salary |
$19,500,000 |
| Squash |
Nick Matthew |
Professional Squash Association |
2010 Prize Money |
$166,926 |
| Sumo |
Hakuho |
Japan Sumo Association |
2010 Salary |
$400,000 |
| Surfing (Men) |
Kelly Slater |
ASP World Tour |
2010 Prize Money |
$516,000 |
| Surfing (Women) |
Stephanie Gilmore |
ASP World Tour |
2010 Prize Money |
$140,700 |
| Tennis (Men) |
Rafael Nadal |
ATP |
2010 Prize Money |
$10,171,998 |
| Tennis (Women) |
Kim Clijsters |
WTA |
2010 Prize Money |
$5,035,060 |
| Triathlon (Men) |
Tim Don |
International Triathlon Union |
2010 Prize Money |
$223,600 |
| Triathlon (Women) |
Emma Snowsill |
International Triathlon Union |
2010 Prize Money |
$239,800 |
