Top 6 Popular Athletes According to Google
Tiger Woods
10 400 000 web results according to Google.com
754 000 image results according to Google.com
Salary: $100 million (2006)
Golf
Age: 31
Country Of Birth: United States
Country Of Residence: United States
Tiger Woods is the most popular athlete according Google.com web results because of his illustrious professional golfing career, Nike clothing and apparel, endorsement deals and many other factors.
Tiger Woods whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Currently the World No. 1, Woods was the highest paid professional athlete in 2006, having earned an estimated $100 million from winnings and endorsements
David Beckham
3 020 000 web results according to Google.com
595 000 image results according to Google.com
Salary: $32.5 mil (2007)
Soccer - Midfield, LA Galaxy
Age: 31
Country Of Birth: Great Britain
Country Of Residence: United States
Galaxy is paying Beckham $32.5 million over five years. He is expected to make about $200 million more in endorsements and merchandise fees.
Maria Sharapova
2 440 000web results according to Google.com
125 000 image results according to Google.com
Salary: $25 million (2006)
Tennis
Age: 20
Country Of Birth: Russia
Country Of Residence: United States
As of 10 September 2007, she is the fourth-ranked female player in the world. At the end of 2006, she was the world's highest-paid female athlete.
In 2006 Sharapova signed a lifetime endorsment deal with Prince Sports, Inc., a longtime sponsor of Sharapova. She currently plays with the O3 White racquet.
OJ Simpson
2 410 000 web results according to Google.com
81 400 image results according to Google.com
Football - Running back, retired
Age: 60
Country Of Birth: United States
Country Of Residence: United States
Well OJ Simpson's high amount of web results is due to a combination of his NFL career, his murder acquittal and his latest legal troubles.
Anna Kournikova
2 260 000 web results according to Google.com
46 800 image results according to Google.com
Salary: $12 million (2006)
Tennis - Tennis Player, retired
Age: 26
Country Of Birth: Russia
Country Of Residence: United States
Anna Kournikova is a retired Russian professional tennis player and model. Although she never won a singles tournament, she became one of the best known tennis players worldwide. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name (or misspellings of it) one of the most common search strings on Google.
Michael Jordan
2,210,000 web results according to Google.com
286 000 image results according to Google.com
Salary: $32 million (2006)
Basketball - Shooting Guard, retired
Age: 44
Country Of Birth: United States
Country Of Residence: United States
MJ's endorsements have been pared down to a handful, including Gatorade, Sara Lee and Upper Deck. The bulk of his income, though, still comes from the Swoosh. Nike's Jordan brand is a $500 million business (sales) and finished the year with record profits and sales.
Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments include five NBA MVP (Most Valuable Player) awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances and three All-Star MVPs, ten scoring titles, three steals titles, six NBA Finals MVP awards, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
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