Top 10 Highest-Paid Athletes Over The Last Decade

A decade’s worth of earnings from some of the world’s highest-paid athletes...

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How much can the average guy make in a year? $30, $60, $120k? Hey, I’m sure many people would gladly settle for a sweet 120k annual salary that’ll bring in a smooth $1,2mil over a ten-year period. Any more than that would be a bonus, plus, we all know making more money is always a good thing, right? Well, what about those people who are way beyond average? Those who are exceptional. The top of the top, those athletes that just seem to keep coining it year after year. What are their bank accounts looking like after a decade’s worth of earning? We decided to check out the numbers and thanks to the experts over at Forbes.com we were able to bring you a top 10 Countdown of the highest-paid athletes over the last decade.

LEWIS HAMILTON

$400 MILLION

British-born Hamilton is by far one of the most popular F1 racing drivers on the planet with his name and face being recognized by millions of people - even those who don’t follow the sport. Avid fans of F1 consider the McLaren Mercedes driver to be a racing legend, if not the greatest driver of all time! Hamilton is a six-time F1 World Champion and commands one of the biggest paychecks in the sport - actually, Hamilton has become the highest-paid driver in the history of Formula One according to research. Talk about exceptional. Who wouldn’t love to earn this type of money doing something as awesome as racing F1 cars!?

# HAMILTON HAS THE SECOND MOST WINS OF ALL TIME IN GRAND PRIX - BEHIND THE GREAT MICHAEL SCHUMACHER. AND HE STILL HAS A LONG CAREER AHEAD OF HIM SO WHO KNOWS WHAT THE FINAL TALLY WILL BE.