Kick, shoot, or putt. Those are the options.

[Kblaze8855]

https://www.hostpic.org/images/2305030658100344.jpeg

[Kblaze8855]

Train any athletically inclined children you have accordingly.

[iamgine]

Anyone would be lucky if their child is good enough to make the CBA.

[ArbitraryWater]

Federer is retired too :lol

[Wally450]

Or punch.

[RRR3]

Or punch.
Why would you encourage your child to get CTE?

[Wally450]

Why would you encourage your child to get CTE?

I'm not encouraging anything. But one of the highest paid athletes is a boxer, who happens to punch. That's all.

Floyd would be #1 on this list if he was still boxing.

[tpols]

Never heard the names of number 3 or 6.

[Phoenix]

Federer making that while being retired is crazy.

Also, shouldn't there be some concern within the NBA's marketing machine that the only players on that list are well on the back-nine?

[nineiron]

is this including endorsements or something?

Lebron, Steph and KD don't make that much per year.

[Phoenix]

is this including endorsements or something?

Lebron, Steph and KD don't make that much per year.

Yes, they make more in endorsements than NBA salary.

[nineiron]

Yes, they make more in endorsements than NBA salary.

so the NBA players' salary listed in OP includes endorsements but the soccer players and golfers earnings don't. doesn't seem like a legit list.

[Phoenix]

so the NBA players' salary listed in OP includes endorsements but the soccer players and golfers earnings don't. doesn't seem like a legit list.

It does. Behold...

https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/cx047w4gxqzo

Mbappe, Alverez, Johnson, Mickelson all make 100m 'on-field', pretty crazy split with their 'off-field' money.

[ShawkFactory]

Never heard the names of number 3 or 6.

:biggums:

[tpols]

:biggums:

I know the names of all the other soccer players, but never heard of number 3. Don't watch golf either. I don't know how people watch either sport, they both bore me to tears.

[ArbitraryWater]

I know the names of all the other soccer players, but never heard of number 3. Don't watch golf either. I don't know how people watch either sport, they both bore me to tears.

there was a world cup this year and mbappe was the 2nd/third most frequent name around, how could you not have heard of him?

[fsvr54]

Dustin Johnson is the only one I've never heard of

[nineiron]

I know the names of all the other soccer players, but never heard of number 3. Don't watch golf either. I don't know how people watch either sport, they both bore me to tears.

you literally only have to watch the last 5min of any basketball game. quarters 1-3 are boring and usually do not determine the outcome of the game. this is when LeChoke does most of his 'damage'.

[tpols]

you literally only have to watch the last 5min of any basketball game. quarters 1-3 are boring and usually do not determine the outcome of the game. this is when LeChoke does most of his 'damage'.

I've seen plenty of basketball games decided earlier than the last 5 minutes.

Soccer just bores me because they just kick the ball back and forth 1000 times until somebody finally finds a tiny window and scores. Basketball and football fit me with my ADHD since there's constant scoring and more action.

[nineiron]

I've seen plenty of basketball games decided earlier than the last 5 minutes.

Soccer just bores me because they just kick the ball back and forth 1000 times until somebody finally finds a tiny window and scores. Basketball and football fit me with my ADHD since there's constant scoring and more action.

LOL, fair enough

[ShawkFactory]

there was a world cup this year and mbappe was the 2nd/third most frequent name around, how could you not have heard of him?

Exactly. I understand not knowing who DJ is but Mbappe was everyone for like a month. If you watched or opened ESPN, ABC, or whatever channel a particular world cup game was on you would have seen him.

[Xiao Yao You]

there was a world cup this year and mbappe was the 2nd/third most frequent name around, how could you not have heard of him?

by not caring about soccer

[Xiao Yao You]

Exactly. I understand not knowing who DJ is but Mbappe was everyone for like a month. If you watched or opened ESPN, ABC, or whatever channel a particular world cup game was on you would have seen him.

and I would have flipped the channel

[ShawkFactory]

and I would have flipped the channel

There were adds, articles, headlines, etc.

I find it hard to accept that someone would have no idea who the 3rd most famous soccer player in the world is. If you listen or watch sports content in general you should have at least heard in passing.

[Xiao Yao You]

There were adds, articles, headlines, etc.

I find it hard to accept that someone would have no idea who the 3rd most famous soccer player in the world is. If you listen or watch sports content in general you should have at least heard in passing.

I didn't but I don't follow sports much anymore and never followed soccer though I did watch the USA in the world cup a couple years I was in China

[iamgine]

My gf don't know who #3, 5, 6, 7 are. :oldlol:

[nineiron]

There were adds, articles, headlines, etc.

I find it hard to accept that someone would have no idea who the 3rd most famous soccer player in the world is. If you listen or watch sports content in general you should have at least heard in passing.


don't listen to these idiots. they think it's "cool" to hate on soccer so they say dumb $hit like that.

[Xiao Yao You]

don't listen to these idiots. they think it's "cool" to hate on soccer so they say dumb $hit like that.

not really. There's a ton of media. Can't follow all of it. Can't watch everything. Can't read everything.

[Kblaze8855]

https://www.hostpic.org/images/2305032327050351.jpeg

[nineiron]

https://www.hostpic.org/images/2305032327050351.jpeg

ain't no NBA player ever seeing that kind 'on-field' $$

[Phoenix]

Four hundred million??

Jesus H. Christ

[tpols]

Four hundred million??

Jesus H. Christ

That's pocket change to a Saudi oil prince. They're the most spoiled people on the planet.

[Kblaze8855]

https://youtu.be/D874kQpNEpc

[SouBeachTalents]

I honestly never heard of Kylian Mbappe either. I wonder why Dustin Johnson specifically is pulling down so much more money compared to his golf contemporaries, as far as I know he's not winning majors at a greater rate than anybody else, and he's not the household name Mickelson is. Ditto Canelo Alvarez, that seems almost like Mayweather/Pacquiao money.

[Kblaze8855]

It’s amazing how disconnected from world sports Americans can be. He and Messi are teammates and had a World Cup final against each other watched by 1.5 billion people. He might well be as recognizable worldwide as prime Jordan right now.

Dustin Johnson I assume just has a massive deal from Liv golf. Also Saudis. They poached a lot of people from the PGA with insane contracts.

[Phoenix]

That's pocket change to a Saudi oil prince. They're the most spoiled people on the planet.

Yeah, that wasn't why I reacted like that. Just the idea of an athlete, even one at Messi's level, earning that kind of annual salary boggles the mind.

[nineiron]

I honestly never heard of Kylian Mbappe either. I wonder why Dustin Johnson specifically is pulling down so much more money compared to his golf contemporaries, as far as I know he's not winning majors at a greater rate than anybody else, and he's not the household name Mickelson is. Ditto Canelo Alvarez, that seems almost like Mayweather/Pacquiao money.

i'm not surprised

[nineiron]

It’s amazing how disconnected from world sports Americans can be. He and Messi are teammates and had a World Cup final against each other watched by 1.5 billion people. He might well be as recognizable worldwide as prime Jordan right now.

Dustin Johnson I assume just has a massive deal from Liv golf. Also Saudis. They poached a lot of people from the PGA with insane contracts.

seriously. it's the equivalent of someone from Europe or Africa not knowing who Steph Curry is

[Kblaze8855]

Probably more like Lebron or Kobe. At least if the nba finals were watched by literally a hundred times more people.

[tpols]

People from France or Spain probably don't know who kyrie irving is either.

[Kblaze8855]

The World Cup had about as many American viewers this year as Spurs/Heat or Lakers/Celtics game 7s did. Though it’s harder to capture it all with so much streaming now.

Either way….Mbappe is probably 5 Kyries.


He’s the middle one


https://www.hostpic.org/images/2305040135420100.jpeg

[ShawkFactory]

People from France or Spain probably don't know who kyrie irving is either.

That is an absurdly false equivalency :lol

[Xiao Yao You]

When I went to China They loved Beakham. I'd never heard of the guy

[ShawkFactory]

When I went to China They loved Beakham. I'd never heard of the guy

David Beckham?

[tpols]

That is an absurdly false equivalency :lol

I'm an ignorant American and proud of it.


https://youtu.be/8RUO-V9BSnc

[Kblaze8855]

It’s not like a moral failing or anything I’m just amazed it’s possible to exist on the internet as a sports fan and have never heard of a guy who had 3 goals in what may have been the most watched sports event in human history. Maybe not in pure ratings because something big enough in China or India could grab enough people to beat a billion but far as worldwide interest? For a single game?


I can’t imagine anything being more watched than a World Cup final of that magnitude. And a game many called the GOAT single game in soccer history.

Just feels hard to avoid with social media and a tv.

He scored 3 goals. It was all over espn. You’d almost need to be in a coma for a week to have never heard of him.

Its like having never heard of Usain Bolt in the months following his first big Olympics. It’s not that track is popular…but it was an unavoidable name I thought.

[Xiao Yao You]

David Beckham?

yep

[tpols]

Don't rub it in.... I know who hussein bolt is.

[ShawkFactory]

yep

You would have to live so heavily in your own little bubble to not know who David Beckham is. I'm not even going to claim that you're ignorant to stuff but if you're interested in sports or pop culture in any way you'd think you would have heard of him.

[Xiao Yao You]

You would have to live so heavily in your own little bubble to not know who David Beckham is. I'm not even going to claim that you're ignorant to stuff but if you're interested in sports or pop culture in any way you'd think you would have heard of him.

hard not to be in a bubble. I don't know who most of the famous people are these days. I grew up with 5 tv channels, the radio and the newspaper. Now you have hundreds of channels and different streaming services and the internet etc. If you can keep up with all of it get some ****in' help! :lol

[SouBeachTalents]

It’s not like a moral failing or anything I’m just amazed it’s possible to exist on the internet as a sports fan and have never heard of a guy who had 3 goals in what may have been the most watched sports event in human history. Maybe not in pure ratings because something big enough in China or India could grab enough people to beat a billion but far as worldwide interest? For a single game?


I can’t imagine anything being more watched than a World Cup final of that magnitude. And a game many called the GOAT single game in soccer history.

Just feels hard to avoid with social media and a tv.

He scored 3 goals. It was all over espn. You’d almost need to be in a coma for a week to have never heard of him.

Its like having never heard of Usain Bolt in the months following his first big Olympics. It’s not that track is popular…but it was an unavoidable name I thought.
I admittedly don't follow sports outside of the NFL & NBA THAT closely these days, but I feel like I'm at least at a casual level when it comes to the other sports. I've known about Messi, Ronaldo, and Beckham before. The fact you think it's this outrageous not to have heard of this dude is crazy to me :lol I feel like it'd be impossible to not know someone of the stature that you're describing, but I honestly don't remember him being the worldwide phenomenon you're making him out to be. I'd be curious to see how many American sports fans would know who he is.

[ShawkFactory]

hard not to be in a bubble. I don't know who most of the famous people are these days. I grew up with 5 tv channels, the radio and the newspaper. Now you have hundreds of channels and different streaming services and the internet etc. If you can keep up with all of it get some ****in' help! :lol

David Beckham was huge in the late 90s through like 2010. He's not a recent thing.

But he was always on every sports channel, made cameos in tons of movies and every award show, etc.

He was a true worldwide celebrity outside of even the sports sphere.

[Xiao Yao You]

David Beckham was huge in the late 90s through like 2010. He's not a recent thing.

But he was always on every sports channel, made cameos in tons of movies and every award show, etc.

He was a true worldwide celebrity outside of even the sports sphere.

yep and I was traveling and doing other things apparently. Pretty sure I didn't miss anything important

[ShawkFactory]

yep and I was traveling and doing other things apparently. Pretty sure I didn't miss anything important

None of this is important.

But to never once heard of the name? It's just kinda bizarre. Maybe if you're like 70+ and never had kids it's more believable.

[Xiao Yao You]

None of this is important.

But to never once heard of the name? It's just kinda bizarre. Maybe if you're like 70+ and never had kids it's more believable.

don't have kids. Hopefully they'd have better things on their minds than soccer if I did. Didn't know about OJ and the Bronco for a while. Kept hearing his name and finally asked someone why. :lol

[Kblaze8855]

I admittedly don't follow sports outside of the NFL & NBA THAT closely these days, but I feel like I'm at least at a casual level when it comes to the other sports. I've known about Messi, Ronaldo, and Beckham before. The fact you think it's this outrageous not to have heard of this dude is crazy to me :lol I feel like it'd be impossible to not know someone of the stature that you're describing, but I honestly don't remember him being the worldwide phenomenon you're making him out to be. I'd be curious to see how many American sports fans would know who he is.


He makes more money than Lebron and 1.5 billion people watched him score 3 goals in the greatest game in soccer history. He’s definitely a worldwide phenomenon. And I’m not calling it outrageous just hard to imagine. You would have had to avoid the internet for about a week.

I don’t watch soccer…but I watched that. And if I didn’t I’d have heard about it.

[Xiao Yao You]

He makes more money than Lebron and 1.5 billion people watched him score 3 goals in the greatest game in soccer history. He’s definitely a worldwide phenomenon. And I’m not calling it outrageous just hard to imagine. You would have had to avoid the internet for about a week.

I don’t watch soccer…but I watched that. And if I didn’t I’d have heard about it.

considering the internet is a whole lot of things it's not tough to miss what others deem as important. I spend plenty of time on the internet. First I'm hearing of it and I'll probably forget all about him as soon as this thread dies

[ArbitraryWater]

He makes more money than Lebron and 1.5 billion people watched him score 3 goals in the greatest game in soccer history. He’s definitely a worldwide phenomenon. And I’m not calling it outrageous just hard to imagine. You would have had to avoid the internet for about a week.

I don’t watch soccer…but I watched that. And if I didn’t I’d have heard about it.

thats what im saying.

like as a sports fan itd be hard to not hear or see him somewhere. especially with the world cup making headlines everywhere.

i guess most of the post-final headlines focused on the overrated one (messi).

[ShawkFactory]

don't have kids. Hopefully they'd have better things on their minds than soccer if I did. Didn't know about OJ and the Bronco for a while. Kept hearing his name and finally asked someone why. :lol

So you ARE just kind of in a bubble with yourself. Nothing wrong with that honestly but it's not the norm.

[ShawkFactory]

thats what im saying.

like as a sports fan itd be hard to not hear or see him somewhere. especially with the world cup making headlines everywhere.

i guess most of the post-final headlines focused on the overrated one (messi).

Seems like you're always gonna take the shot when you can :lol

[Kblaze8855]

I suspect this isn’t the first you’ve heard of the recent World Cup. You might not have cared to listen but it’s like saying you didn’t hear any Christmas music as a person who goes outside the home in December. It’s there even if you don’t acknowledge it.

[ArbitraryWater]

Seems like you're always gonna take the shot when you can :lol

ay, i waited a bit this time :lol


https://i.gyazo.com/066e45c20308fcf0e009d391f3ced3cc.png


what a ****ing fraud this guy is. no standards for him. media ignores all his bullshit. keeps on getting ballon dors while sleepwalking through the french league not doing anything.

football awards are far worse than NBA ones and i think its cause storylines/narratives are easier to craft with the different leagues and "special" competitions like the world cup and other cups, which make weighing the events a little tougher and lead to sensationalized and over-romanticized takes that arent taking a whole season into account anymore.


for example messi getting the ballon dor last year is easily worse than any MVP in NBA history. like not even close. itd be like booker or butler getting the MVP this season due to their round 1.

[NBAGOAT]

golf doesnt really count because liv inflated their salaries

[Xiao Yao You]

I suspect this isn’t the first you’ve heard of the recent World Cup. You might not have cared to listen but it’s like saying you didn’t hear any Christmas music as a person who goes outside the home in December. It’s there even if you don’t acknowledge it.

I know there was a world cup. US lost. Other than that I couldn't tell you anything about it

[iamgine]

I suspect this isn’t the first you’ve heard of the recent World Cup. You might not have cared to listen but it’s like saying you didn’t hear any Christmas music as a person who goes outside the home in December. It’s there even if you don’t acknowledge it.

I'd think it's like the Davor Suker situation in '98. We would have a watch party and discuss this guy quite often in front of moms and aunties. Clearly they have seen/heard about him yet a couple of months afterwards no one would recall ever hearing the name.

[nineiron]

it seems like the ones who don’t know people like Mbappe and Beckham are bran stans

I’m not surprised

[Xiao Yao You]

it seems like the ones who don’t know people like Mbappe and Beckham are bran stans

I’m not surprised

now I'm a Bran stan :facepalm

[SaltyMeatballs]

Two important takeaways from this thread:

1. In terms of popularity for athletes, soccer stars will always be at the top. It's not even close.
2. Xiao lives under a rock

[Xiao Yao You]

Two important takeaways from this thread:

1. In terms of popularity for athletes, soccer stars will always be at the top. It's not even close.
2. Xiao lives under a rock

I'm not the one that thinks I'm a Bran stan :lol