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[SI.com] The fortunate 50 (Yao # 13 - foreigners category)

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  1. Fegwu

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    #1 Fegwu, Jul 29, 2006
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    Phil Mickelson got 40 million in endorsements?

    What the hell was he advertising?
     
    #2 durvasa, Jul 29, 2006
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    Callaway, Rolex and Ford are three of his largest sponsers.
     
    #3 Kilgore Trout, Jul 29, 2006
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    Yao can go much higher if he was willing to shoot a few more commercials.
     
    #4 RocketForever, Jul 29, 2006
  5. kingkow

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    :D 1 Tobacco commercial will be enough, but that will never happen. I think Yao already has alot of sponsors on his hand, lots of them are actually just pure voluntary ( dunno if that counts as sponsor) ie the cancer thingy
     
    #5 kingkow, Jul 29, 2006
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    yao didn't even focus on making money and he is still up there. uhh, my other idol, maria sharapova, is doing good. yao and maria are good fit. too bad yao doesn't like tennis. :p
     
    #6 thetennisyao, Jul 29, 2006
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    Chan freaking Ho Park.
     
    #7 Kam, Jul 29, 2006
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    How is Wayne Rooney ahead of Yao Ming?

    I'm sure Yao will leapfrog a lot of the competition since his contract is maxing out this upcoming season.
     
    #8 RodrickRhodes, Jul 29, 2006
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    man u are so popular worldwide they probably have an official fan club in china.
     
    #9 hooroo, Jul 29, 2006
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    Lol, I thought Yao Ming simply turned over his fortune to his parents! That's what it says in one of the articles in pryuen's Official Yao Ming's thread.
     
    #10 brantonli24, Jul 29, 2006
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    I wish I could make $90 million in a year. One day.

    Bagwell, number 30. Oh Bags.
     
    #11 arkoe, Jul 29, 2006
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    The motorcycle guy is number 2 :eek:
     
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    if the bicycle guy hasn't retired he will be ahead of the motorcycle
     
    #13 kingkow, Jul 29, 2006
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    can't wait for michelle wie to hit the top 50 next year..... ;)
     
    #14 Pocket Rockets, Jul 29, 2006
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    I am surprised D-Wade isn't on there.
     
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    So Phil Mickelson makes $123,287.67 per day? :eek:
    That is $5,136.98 per hour.....beats the heck out of minimum wage I guess...

    And Tiger Woods makes twice that each day? :eek: :eek:

    Thats some pretty nice scratch right there :cool:
     
    #16 OddsOn, Jul 29, 2006
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    he is on the future top 50...there is a link on there which takes you to the top 10 future fortune 50...

    wade is on there because he just signed his new 3 year extension which takes place next year....
    thats where i saw michelle wie!
     
    #17 Pocket Rockets, Jul 29, 2006
  18. Fegwu

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    Yao will jump into top 10 next year as his new deal kicks in. If he accpeted more endorsements he would have been top 10 or even top 5 already. Very nice for someone many experts pronounsed a bust initially. He is only begining.

    The funniest part about this is that Yao likely does not even know this - he does not know he is number #13 among foreigners. Are they even calculating his endorsements in China?
     
    #18 Fegwu, Jul 29, 2006
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    T-Mac is 15th richest athelete in the USA.
     
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    Rossi, "The Motorcycle Guy", is a stud, the most dominant motorcycle racer in history, and the most popular athlete in Italy (even after the World Cup). Add to that he's planning a move to Formula 1 and should dominate. He'll be number one on this list in a few years.
     
    #20 weslinder, Jul 31, 2006
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