Croatia’s Ajla Tomljanovic made history in the French Open by knocking out the third seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-4 in the third round. This defeat meant that the French Open’s all top seeds had been ousted inside six days, with top seed Serena William losing in the second round and second seed Li Na departing in the first round.
Agnieszka Radwanska—–image via: www.veooz.com
Improving from world ranking 495 to 78, she makes herself the biggest ranking improvement by any player in the top 100.
This year, she lost in the third round at the Australian Open but more recently failed to qualify for the draw at Madrid and Rome in the buildup to Roland Garros.
On the other hand, it was the first time for Radwanska as she had failed to make it past the third round at a grand slam since the Frence open 2012. Last year at Wimbledon, she ended up as semi-finalist, quarter-finalist at Australian Open and French Opens and at the US open she made the fourth round.
This year French Open has become remarkable being the first Grand Slam in the open era where the top three players all failed to make the last 16. In this French Open, fourth seed Romanian Simona Halep is the top seeded player left in the draw, having reached the third round on Thursday.
Russian Maria Sharapova, the seventh seed dodged the debris to inflict a 6-0, 6-0 thrashing on hapless Argentine Paula Ormechea. Sharapova won 54 points to 17 for her opponent with the South American taking just three points in the second set.
In men’s side second seed Novak Djokovic made his fourth round with a tough 6-3,6-2,6-7,6-4 win over Croatia’s Marin Cilic. The 2012 runner-up, Djokovic next faces either French Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or Poland’s Jerzy Janowicz for a place in the quarter-finals.
Novak Djokovic—-image via: ibnlive.in.com
Roger Federer, the 2009 champion and the fourth seeded player defeated Russia’s Dmitry Tursunov with a 7-5, 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 win and reached the last 16.
Roger Federer will face Ernests Gulbis of Latvia for a place in the quarterfinals.
Federer will play Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis for a place in the quarterfinals.
Another European clay title for Rafael Nadal. This the first of the season for him. And the 27th Masters Tournament victory of his career at the Madrid Open.
European clay title in Madrid:
His opponent Kei Nishikori was forced to retire through injury. Before that, Nadal had won seven straight games to lead 3-0 in the third set. Then the match was halted having lost the first set 6-2. And then it came for a break down to win the second 6-4.
Previously Nishikori was struggling with a back spasm. In Saturday’s dramatic semifinal victory over David Ferrer, he was badly injured. But he couldn’t understand this can haunt back again on Sunday game time.
He must be disappointed after losing his first European clay title in such an unfortunate manner. But still the Japanese can take comfort from his performances this week. As this is bringing him to the world top 10 for the first time. Probably in the latest ranking of Monday.
At the clay court in Madrid, Nishikori out-played Nadal for a set and a half with some aggressive shots. Some of them were big winners for him too.
It was clear after the trainer was called on seven games into the second set, that Nishikori‘s movement was inhibited. Rafael Nadal capitalized to break twice and level the match at a set apiece.
Probably the third set was an anti-climax. Rafael was easing ahead of his injured opponent before Nishikori decided he couldn’t continue any more of this game.
“I am very disappointed about what happened today in this final”
Said Nishikori after the match.
He acknowledged that the final was quite unfortunate for him. He tried his level best with being hurt. But after the game he congratulated Nadal as he believes that his opponent played too good. And so, Nadal was gracious in victory with the European clay title.
Rafael Nadal also felt sorry for his opponent. He knew well about the tough job against his opponent as he previously met him in London at the ATP World Tour.
“Winning at home is always more special than winning anywhere. To play in front of your home crowd… is unforgettable for me”
He added.
Sharapova rebounds back:
Maria Sharapova recovered from a horrendous start to defeat Romania’s Simona Halep 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 to claim the women’s title ( European clay title ).
She had previously lost the first four games of the match to the World No. 5. As a matter of fact she conceded the first set in less than half-an-hour.
The Russian turned things around as the game progressed. And now she wins seven of her last nine titles on a clay court.
The 27 year old, after the match said,
“Last year I lost in the finals and I really wanted to go one extra step this year.it has just been a fantastic week”
She believes that her opponent is now at another different level. It is clear from her come back from 64th position to number five in less than a year. So she is happy with the way she pulled it off.
Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer, most importantly the match was tough enough to hold the nerve. Djokovic overcame the uncertainties with a hard win of 6-7,6-4,7-6,5-7,6-4 and three hours and 56 minutes match.
Before this astonishing win, Djokovic had lost his last three major finals and hadn’t won a Slam since 2013 Australian Open. May be that was the key to his success. There is no doubt about his excellence. He was making finals and winning smaller titles, which made him a great player still. But like all other greats, at the most important times in the biggest matches, Djokovic was caving.
Djokovic, making amongs the greats in the grass court—-image via; www.tennisworldusa.org
On Wimbledon final, for a while it looked like that pattern will continue.
During this crucial final, Djokovic found himself surrendering leads again and again to in-form Federer. At the beginning, he was up two sets to one and had even a 5-2 lead in the fourth set. But he couldn’t hold on his standing. He always remains so vulnerable at Federer’s serve as Djokovic lost five consecutive games and failed to convert one championship point on that.
But it was Novak Djokovic who refused to fold and finally won the title.
Now, get a look of his rising. With his impeccable 2011 season, Djokovic created monster for himself. He entered 2011 Australian open with only one Slam in his name. but at the end of that year he packed a Wimbledon title, U.S Open crown, another Australian open win and the NO. 1 ranking.
Djokovic in Australian Open—-image via: www.dailymail.co.uk
That year he won his first 41 matches before the defeat came in French open semifinals again Roger Federer.
Since then, remaining towards the top of the game he added a third and fourth Australian Open title, but he hasn’t been able to recapture his 2011 performances. Nadal beat him three Slam finals, Murrey beat him two Slam finals and most notably he looked lost and frustrated in the biggest matches.
But Djokovic never gave up despite all these high profile losses.
He was toiling hard to make him perfect.
At the beginning of this year the great Boris Becker joined his team to get him some mental edge for achieving the ultimate goal. But it didn’t seem to pay off quickly as Djokovic lost in the quarterfinals of the Australian open to Stan Wawrinka and in the French open final to Rafael Nadal.
Now, let’s get back to the Wimbledon final, this year and it was against seven-time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer and the score was 2-2. In the final set, Novak Djokovic showed his talents, he showed he can beat the champion. He finally converted his championship point.
Djokovic’s dream came true——image via: max-balkanboy.blogspot.com
He lifted his arms to the heavens, swiftly jogged to the net to embrace Federer and then kneeled down to taste the Wimbledon’s sweet grass!
Was he really eating the Wimbledon grass???—-image via: www.independent.co.uk
Then he ran to his box embrace his team and also Boris Becker. Their partnership had paid off at last.
After winning the title Djokovic told the press,
“I realized, you know, what I’ve been through mentally to get through to this point.”
For now Djokovic has once again put himself at the top of the tennis world. He didn’t need to play his best for this to prove that he is the best.
Lucrative salaries, huge sponsorship and merchandising machines is now in the background of world sports. The world’s top paid athletes come from a range of sports worldwide. These ten highest paid athletes together earn over half a billion dollars per year. The list of highest paid athletes in 2014 is already past for us. Now we are forwarding to the assumption for top highest paid athletes of 2016. Here we going to make the List of maximum earners from various sports in the world. There is some new entries from the previous list.
Tiger Woods was the most paid athlete in 2013. Now he is at number six. Again Cristiano Ronaldo is also jumping up and up. Currently he is the 2nd highest paid athlete in 2016 with 80 million annual earnings. Notably this year’s list is dominated by soccer, tennis, basketball and American football players.
Top 10 highest paid athletes | Top paid athletes:
The world Famous Forbes Magazine has recently released their latest list of highest paid athletes in the world for 2015-2016.
Boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is ranked number one in this list with $105 million yearly. But the exceptional fact is that he is not making any money on endorsements (all salary) according to Forbes.
Now here we are presenting the Detail List of top 10 highest paid athletes |top paid athletes for 2016. Most obviously this ranking is based on or more accurately adopted from the official Website of American Magazine Forbes.com.
Let’s check out, who are the highest paid athletes in the world 2016?
10. Matt Ryan – Passing Machine
Matt Ryan ; image credit www.flickr.com
Total Earnings
Salary/Winnings
Endorsements
$43.8 Million
$42 Million
$1.8 Million
Age:29
Sport:Football
Residence:Duluth, GA
Citizenship:United States
Matt Ryan definitely isn’t one of the most famous sportsmen in the world. But still, the American football player is a bigger earner than football sensation Neymar, MS Dhoni and Lewis Hamilton. And MS Dhoni. Currently he is the quarterback for Atlanta Falcons. The number 10th highest paid athlete earns $43.8 million annually. And a new contract signed last year, which saw him become the team’s franchise quarterback.
Matt Ryan signed a five-year contract for $103.75 million with Atlanta Falcaons last year. The contract includes a $28 million signing bonus and $12 million option bonus. He is considered the top paid NFL player over last 12 months. Average $20.75 million annual value was the second highest in NFL. Only Aaron Rodgers at the time of the signing as Colin Kaepernick surpassed Ryan successfully.
Matty Ice bolsters his playing income with nearly $2 million a year. Most of them are from appearances and sponsors like Nike, Liquid Nutrition and Comcast. He becomes the Falcons all-time leader in passing yards for recent years.
Matt Ryan is currently at number 10 in the list of highest paid athletes 2016. The 10th of the top paid athletes earns $42 million as salary and $1.8 million as endorsement.
Rafael Nadal’s way of playing is definitely unpleasant for any opponent for his aggressive and dynamic abilities. The Spanish tennis star is often hindered by injuries. But never left for fighting back later. As usual, his reward hasn’t just been on the court field. The Spaniard’s yearly earnings total amount announces him as the 9th highest paid athlete for the upcoming year.
Rafael Nadal had a monster 2013 season. That time he just went 75-7 and finished ranked first in the world of Tennis. He won two Grand Slams (French Open, U.S. Open). Also he was runner-up at Australia in January this year. He added a ninth French Open title in June. Which is now 66-1 all time at Roland Garros. Probably this monumental evident makes turns him within the top 10 highest paid athletes.
The wins and top year-end rankings kicked in bonuses from sponsors. Within just one single year he had earned in total $14.5 million prize money. Being one of the best paid athletes, his biggest endorsement partner is Nike. His earnings are heavily tied to his year-end rank. Currently there are some other sponsors with him. Babolat, Banc Sabadell Atlantico, Mapfre, Richard Mille, Poker Stars, Kia Motors and Mueller are some of them.
Namely Master of Clay Court, Nadal is at number 9 in this list of highest paid athletes in the world. The 9th of the top paid athletes has a total earning of $44.5 million per year, from which $14.5 million is salary and $30 million is endorsement/ commercial deals.
Phil Mickelson is perhaps one of the most chilled out sportsmen in the list of top ten highest paid athletes 2016. The 44-year-old US golfer has managed over 50 tournament wins in his career. The 8th ranked highest paid athlete has a yearly salary of $53.2 million.
Mickelson picked up valuable sponsor bonuses last year for winning the British Open. This was his first time winning the title. He earns more than $40 million annually from appearances. And the rest from sponsors like Callaway, KPMG, Barclay’s, Exxon Mobil, Amgen/Pfizer and Rolex.
Being one of the highest paid professional athletes, he picked up a deal to promote psoriatic arthritis drug Enbrel after he was diagnosed with the disease in 2010. He also used the drug for his treatment. Phil Mickelson has racked up 42 PGA victories (ninth all-time), $74 million in career prize money (second all-time). He had won five major titles (second-most during the past 20 years). Though Mickelson is under investigation by the FBI and SEC for making stock trades on nonpublic information, the golfer has denied any wrongdoings.
Philip Alfred Mickelson is currently at number 8 in the list of highest paid athletes 2016. The 8th of the top paid athletes earns $5.2 million as salary and $48 million as endorsements. He is also the oldest member to be found himself in this most earning athletes list.
Sometimes his rivals Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal seem to have taken over on the court. But the Tennis legend (namely the Swiss guarantee) Roger Federer still earns the most in the world of tennis. Even though he hasn’t added to his 17 Grand Slam titles. But his endorsement list is still a big reason that Federer earns $56.2 million per year as the 7th highest paid athlete in the world.
Roger Federer continues to be among the world’s best players 16 years after he turned pro himself. He holds the records for most singles Grand Slam wins, in total which is 17. His career prize money summation is $81 million. Federer appeared in a staggering 18 out of 19 Grand Slam finals between 05 to 10.
His endorsement portfolio is filled with long-term deals that definitely bring him among the highest paid athletes in the world. Nike, Rolex and Credit Suisse are some of his sponsors. His sponsors collectively pay him more than $40 million per year. The latest addition is champagne brand Moet & Chandon. They have signed Federer to a five-year deal a s being one of the most earning athletes.
Roger Federer is the number 7 of this list of top 10 highest paid athletes 2016. The 7th of the top paid athletes earns total $56.2 million per year, $4.2 million as salary and $52 million as endorsements.
Tiger Woods is not playing the best golf of his life at the moment. He is two years older than Kobe Bryant, but he still pulls in a remarkable $61.2 million per year. That makes him the 6th highest paid athlete in the world. Most of that money comes from endorsements as he has already lost his unbelievable swing.
Woods became the first sportsman ever to have earned over $1 billion. He underwent back surgery at the end of March that sidelined him for the Masters for the first time. This was the latest bump in the road in Wood’s quest to break Jack Nicklaus’ record. The record is of 18 major titles. Being one of the best paid athletes Woods has been stuck on 14 majors since the 2008 US Open.
His earnings took a hit when Electronic Arts announced in 2013. His eponymous video game after 16 versions series generated nearly $800 million in sales. Nike renewed its deal with Woods in 2013. They built a golf division on the back of Woods that registered sales of $791 million. Woods’ continues to be one of the highest paid athletes thanks to his sponsor’s deals.
Woods’ golf course-design business has also picked up after multiple blowups. Currently tiger woods is at number 6 in the list of top 10 highest paid athletes 2016. The 6th of the top paid athletes earns $6.2 million as salary and $55 million as endorsements in 2016. Definitely he is one of the Greatest Golfer of All Time.
Kobe’s career in the NBA has become nothing short of epic story. Kobe Bryant has played in 16 NBA All-Star games. Among them he has been NBA champion for five times. Currently he is playing for The LA Lakers. He is now 36-years-old and remains one of the most iconic players of basketball. On top of that, the 5th highest paid athlete earns $61.5 million per year.
Bryant had the highest salary in the NBA for the fourth straight year during last season. The total $30.5 million salary is nearly $8 million higher than any other in this ground. He inked a two-year $48.5 million contract extension in November 2013. That will keep the highest paid athlete in the world on-court salary tops in the NBA.
Bryant’s jersey was still the NBA’s third best seller during the season 2013-2014. Kobe Bryant ranks fourth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. He has deals with Turkish Air, Hublot, Nike and Lenovo. In total these endorsements worth more than $30 million per year.
The second highest paid NBA Basketball Player is currently at number 5 in this list of highest paid athletes in the world. The 5th of the top paid athletes earns $30.5 million as salary and $31 million as endorsement per year. He has undoubtedly the biggest contract in NBA.
Lionel Messi is the world’s fourth highest earning athlete. He has already grabbed people’s attention at an even younger age than LeBron James and so many. The argentine youngster moved to Spanish football club, Barcelona and developed his skills and size. The world star is now being considered as the 4th highest paid athlete 2016.
Messi finished as runner up in 2013 Ballon d’Or after winning it a record four consecutive times. He has Sponsors like Adidas, who launched his signature shoe last year. The Turkish Airlines also paired him with NBA superstar Kobe Bryant. Jointly they have invested heavily in Barcelona’s most prolific footballer.
In turn, so has the Spanish tax authority. They investigated him and his father for image rights tax evasion and ordered him to pay $6.5 million. Messi signed his 7th contract in 11 years which will pay him $50 million a year pre-tax and extend his stay at Camp Nou. This deal will continue till 2019. And Messi will be one of the giants in top ten highest paid athletes list.
Perhaps the Man have more records than anyone in Soccer’s History. Lionel Messi is now at the 4th stand in our list of highest paid athletes in the world. The 4th of the top paid athletes earns $41.7 million as salary and $23 million as endorsements. The new contract will see him earni8ng 27 million per season.
Though highly-touted from a young age, 29-year-old LeBron James has already turned himself into a basketball icon all-time. He’s been voted the NBA’s Most Valuable Player four times. On top of being a global ambassador for his sport, he is the 3rd highest paid athlete in the world 2016.
The four MVP awards have made LeBron James the king of the NBA. James is the NBA’s biggest endorsement star. And got deals with Nike, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Upper Deck. Sales of his signature Nike shoes were tops among active players at $300 million in the U.S. last year.
According to research firm SportsOneSource his jersey was the NBA’s best-seller last season. Being one of the best paid athletes, James’ earnings also got a boost from the sale of Beats to Apple for $3 billion. He just owned a small piece of the business and helped make the brand a must-have accessory.
LeBron James Remains the Highest Paid Basketball Player in this List for 2016. He is at number 3 in this list of highest paid athletes in the world. The 3rd of the top paid athletes earns more than $72.3 million per year. $19.3 million as salary and $53 million as endorsements.
Cristiano Ronaldo is undoubtedly one of the most talented footballers of our time. And he is also one of the vainest. If he plays a 90 minute game in non-stop rain, still leaves the pitch looking great. No surprise that part of Cristiano Ronaldo’s earnings come from his own fashion label. The 2nd highest paid athlete in the world currently earns total $80 million per year.
The Portugal and Real Madrid star was voted the sport’s most valuable player in the world previously. It was the second time in his career after scoring 69 goals in 59 club and country matches. Real Madrid rewarded him with a record 5-year contract worth more than $200 million.
Last time he went on to help the team win its tenth Champions League title. Ronaldo’s commercially good looks have landed him mega sponsorships like Tag Heuer and a personal brand of underwear labeled CR7 and Nike deal.
Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the second of the top paid athletes in 2015-2016 session. The number 2 of the highest paid athletes earn almost $52 million per year as salary and $28 million as endorsements. He is Ahead of Lionel Messi with some distance.
47 fights, 47 wins: unbeatable records. Floyd Mayweather Jr. is an ace in the ring. A marketing genius outside also. The 37-year-old boxing welterweight world champion is the one and only highest paid athlete in this sporting world. He is the only person to earn more than $100 million per year.
Mayweather is the first athlete (besides Tiger Woods) to earn $100 million in Forbes’ annual tally. His September 2013 fight against Canelo Alvarez set records for highest PPV gross, which is not less than $150 million. The Canelo fight marked the second bout in the blockbuster 30-month.
Mayweather earned a guaranteed $32 million for his May fight with Marcos Maidana. That time the PPV buys are expected to finish between 900,000 and one million. Compared to 2.2 million for Mayweather-Alvarez, Mayweather pocketed $105 million for the two bouts thanks to his role as both pugilist and promoter.
He is the genuine undefeated professional Boxer of his generation. The most Ridiculous star Mayweather is at top of this list of highest paid athletes in the world 2016. The number one top paid athlete earns total $105 million as salary and surprisingly no endorsements.
The list of 100 athletes includes one cricket player, one track & field athlete, four boxers, five golfers, six tennis players, six race-car drivers, 15 soccer players, 17 football players, 18 basketball players and 27 baseball players – according to Forbes.com
Three women make the top 100 list and they’re all tennis players. Maria Sharapova at No. 34 ($24.4 million), Li Na is No. 41 ($23.6 million) and Serena Williams is No. 55 ($22 million)..
Former eight- time champion Rafael Nadal was set to take on tireless 32 year-old David Ferrer In an all Spanish quarterfinal at the Monte Carlo Masters.
World number one ended up the Monte Carlo Masters after a straight-sets quarter-final defeat by the last generation Spaniard David Ferrer. The 14-time Grand Slam champion capitulated in a first-set tie break and dropped his serve in the second to lose 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 to the sixth-seed.
Ferrer won against Nadal for the first time on clay in a decade. He said:
“I have had to wait 10 years to defeat him on clay. After a very long time I’m happy with the win and the way it was played.”
Rafa could be considered an absolute beast on the dirt and despite all the endeavors of players like Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, no one has ever been successful to defeat the King on the clay surface. Previously Nadal had always completely dominated David Ferrer whenever the two met.
Rafael Nadal Loses to David Ferrer
His lead of 21-5 represents how well he plays against the 32 year-old and that’s much like many of his other rivals.
After being defeated with 44 unbelievable mistakes Nadal said:
“When your opponent is doing things better than you, the normal thing is to lose. All losses feel bad, but especially on clay. I’m not happy with how I’m playing.”
Nadal has a record of losing only 21 matches out of 321. These 300 wins have seen him winning 43 titles and out of which eight have come from the clay. But Ferrer has always been making a career out of overcoming the odds. After all in all the game seemed one of the most fascinating duel between the two Spaniard greats.
If you are going to ask the very difficult question: “Who is the most famous Australian athlete of all time?” I have to take it as one of the most confusing one to be answered. But we have to accept the term as the most interesting topic too!! So if we are here trying to answer the question and find some top list of famous Australian athletes of all time, we need to be very clear about one thing that we need to base upon some generalized criteria. First we have to understand some of the basic facts why we call them as the famous Australian Athletes of all time or why they are being considered as the greatest Australian athletes of all time.
Basically, most of the time we consider the accomplishment of these famous athletes in their particular sports. This may include their titles won (Olympic medals and other major world titles). Sometimes these are their records or rankings in their total sport life statistics. As a matter of fact we find them considerable for achieving awards through their short or big sport life (length of their sports career).
Now, here we are determined to take action on some of these famous Australian athletes, so that we can make a short list of top 10 greatest Australian athletes in a single article. I hope the selection criteria is clear to you.
So, let’s check out, who is the most famous Australian athlete of all time?
10. Mark Ella – Rugby (American Football)
Mark Ella ; image credit www.sporting-heroes.net
Mark Gordon Ella is an Australian former rugby union player. Undoubtedly he should be considered as one of the most famous Australian athletes of all time, especially in the sport of Rugby. Though he had his career in a relatively short form, he successfully got his mark in the all-time great athletes in Australia.
The great rookie half-back Nick Farr-Jones asked once (probably sometimes before the 1984 Grand Slam tour) to Mark Ella: “Where do you want me to pass the ball?” And can guess, what was the reply from the famous Australian athlete?
– “Just throw it, I’ll catch it”
I think this was the spirit that enforced him throughout his sporting career. He is the most instinctive and intuitive footballer of any code Australian fans have ever seen. Sometimes he couldn’t even remember what he did in the game.
He played only 25 Tests and retired at 25. Most obviously this was a huge loss to the 15-man code when he was at the peak of his career. There’s never been anyone since who could remotely match him in the Rugby history of Australia.
Peter Thomson ; image credit www.gothamgolfblog.com
Peter William Thomson is an Australian professional golfer. Probably he is best remembered for his five wins in The Open Championship. It was like Peter Thomson either won, or finished second in seven successive British Opens. And now history confirms that no golfer has ever come anywhere near that record of Thomson.
Thomson won in 1954, 1955, 1956, and 1958 and came second to Bobby Locke in 1952. He won his fifth British Open in 1965 among his 82 tournament victories. Peter has kept in close contact with his sport as a world-class golf course designer. He is our 9th pick as the most famous Australian athletes of all time.
Elizabeth Cuthbert (commonly known as Betty Cuthbert) is an Australian athlete as well as a fourfold Olympic champion. She successfully set world records for 60 meters, 100 yards, 200 meters, 220 yards and 440 yards during her glorious career.
At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, may be no one could ever forget the “Golden Girl” with hair flowing and powering her way to three gold medals. Eight years later, she won the fourth gold at Tokyo in 1964 in the 400, which was an inaugural event at those Games at that time. During the course of her wonderful career, the 8th of our most famous Australian athletes of all-time list, broke and made all the new records possible in the field of athletics.
Kenneth Robert Rosewall is a former world top-ranked amateur and professional tennis player. And our 7th pick as the greatest Australian athletes of all time. He is without peer in the history of tennis for his life long career. He won his first Australian singles title in 1953 and his fourth in 1972. Unbelievable but truth is the year count of 19 years.
Ken Rosewall won his first French in 1953, second in 1968, another successive story of 15 years apart. As well we can recommend the case study of US open. First in 1956, second in 1970, 14 years apart. He never won Wimbledon but reached four finals. Rosewall missed 44 Slam tournaments during his early career, which resembles like another famous Australian athlete Rod Laver.
Dawn Fraser is an Australian champion swimmer as well as former politician. Fraser is one of the three swimmers to have won the same Olympic event three times. This famous Australian athlete won the 100 meters freestyle three times in 1956, 1960, and 1964. Though many of her fans expected it to be five.
In Tokyo 1964 the Australian Swimming Union banned Dawn Fraser for 10 years for nicking the flag from the Palace. Unfortunately she didn’t do it. And the ASU got it right in sometimes. But it was too late to start again. Probably no one had a doubt on her to win the other two completions in Mexico 1968, and Munich 1972. Which could become the sole record of five successive golds in the same event. Still, she is one of Australia’s greatest swimmer in unforgettable history.
Heather Pamela McKay is an Australian squash player. She is considered by many to be the greatest female player in the history of Squash. And possible one of Australia’s greatest-ever Athletes of all time. McKay won 16 consecutive British Open championships between 1962 and 1977. This record is undoubtedly the most coveted title in Squash.
In over 20 years of international competition Heather lost twice to Yvonne West in 1960, and Fran Marshall in 1962. Again squash wasn’t her only claim to fame. She got to be representing Australia at hockey in 1967 and 1971. She helped to win the American and Canadian Racquetball championships. She is at 5th position in this list of top 10 most famous Australian athletes of all time.
Margaret Court ; image credit commons.wikimedia.org
Margaret Court (known as Margaret Smith Court) is a retired world No. 1 professional tennis player from Australia. She won a record 62 Slam titles between 1960 as a 17-year-old and 1975 with 24 singles including the Grand Slam in 1970.
She also got 19 women’s doubles, and 19 mixed doubles in her very glorious sporting career. To further emphasis her dominance, Margaret Court won every possible title at all four Slams. Which can be matched only by Doris Hart and Martina Navratilova in history. She is undoubtedly one of the greatest and famous most Australian athletes of all time. Now you can decide whether to put her on 4th position or not as the most famous female Australian Tennis player ever.
Rodney George is an Australian former professional tennis player. Undoubtedly he holds the record for most singles titles won in the history of tennis in the world, which is actually 200 career titles!! Rod Laver is the only tennis player in history to win two Grand Slam singles titles. He won the first in 1962 as an amateur and the second in 1969 as a pro Tennis player.
Rod Laver won 11 Slam singles, but he was a pro when the rest of the world were amateurs. That made the famous Australian athlete of all time ineligible for 20 Slams. He was such a dominant figure that he had been eligible his Slam singles would be at least 21. For now a time we can compare with our present heroes like Roger Federer on 16 won’t get anywhere near 21 Slams like him.
Herbert James (commonly known as Herb) Elliott is a former Australian athlete. He is considered as one of the greatest middle distance runners in the whole world. The magnificent athlete was a pure powerful poetry in motion on the track on his time. Unbeaten over the mile and 1500 meters throughout his stellar career.
At the 1960 Rome Olympics, he got to smash his own world record 30 meters, which is still the widest margin ever in the event. Being one of the most famous Australian athletes of all time, Herb retired after Rome at 23 and said proudly that he had nothing more to prove.
Sir Donald George Bradman (most often referred to as “The Don”) is an Australian cricket legend. And he is also widely acknowledged as the greatest Test batsman of all time Cricket. No one can put an argument when selecting this number one position in the list of top 10 most famous Australian athletes of all time for The Don.
Bradman averaged over 60% higher than the next best Test batsmen in the history of the game. Australia, especially Australian Cricket will never remember this greatest athlete ever in their land. Probably, he is considered the greatest batsman, the greatest Cricketer and most obviously the most famous Australian athlete in history.
Highest paid female athletes list has been published recently. The world renowned Forbes magazine had estimated the income figures of the famous female athletes for 2015. These payment totals include their prize money, licensing fees, salaries, endorsements and appearances in last year. We all better guess that most of these highest paid female athletes are Tennis players. Undoubtedly, tennis is the one major money-generating sport where men and women have attained near equality, especially for prize money and sponsorship opportunities consideration.
In true sense, we can take money as the key factor other than fame in sports. As matter of fact some of the great athletes in sports world are also the richest persons in money world. And of course, male athletes are more paid than female ones even at this very 21st century. But there are some female athletes, who can compete to male counterparts in their earning from related sporting arenas.
This list of top 10 highest paid female athletes represent eight different nationalities. No surprise, most of these athletes earn the bulk of their total earnings from endorsements deals. As previous, Maria Sharapova grabbed the top spot for the second consecutive year in this richest female athletes list. Li Na and Serena Williams trailing behind her at the second and third places respectively. Let’s not tell the whole story in short.
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Paula Caroline Creamer is an American professional golfer. She has won 12 tournaments – including 10 LPGA Tour events. And most importantly she is at number 2 in the Women’s World Golf Rankings and at number 10 in this list of top 10 highest paid female athletes in the world 2015.
Creamer is also one the most successful female athletes in current sporting world. She is currently having endorsement deals with – Citizen, Ricoh, and Bridgestone Golf. Creamer took home a prize money of $210,000 at the HSBC Women’s Championships last year.
Agnieszka Radwanska is probably the first athlete to endorse with a Cheesecake Factory. The 25-year-old Polish athlete has also signed a three-year deal with Rado (a luxury watch manufacturer). She has also partnered with car manufacturer Lexus and other renowned international brands like Babolat and Lotto.
Currently, the richest Tennis player is ranked at world no #4. Notably, she is also the first Polish player to reach the singles final of a Grand Slam in open era. With an estimated annual earnings of $6.8 million, Radwanska is currently the 9th highest paid female athlete in the world 2015.
Ana Ivanovic has won three titles in 2014 (Auckland, Monterrey and Birmingham). The renowned magazine website, Forbes.com claims refers that this famous Serbian Tennis star has a lifetime endorsement deal with Adidas Company.
Commonly known as the beauty queen, Ivanovic is considered to be at number 8 in this list of most paid female athletes in 2015. Currently she is world’s no 12 in her sporting field. She has an estimated annual total earnings of $7.2 million.
Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki has definitely lost her rank in the 2015 list of top 10 highest paid female athletes in the world. But still she earns enough to be one of the richest female athletes. Wozniacki just signed a deal with world renowned Adidas last year.
As a matter of fact we want to inform you that she has been the former World No.1 in Tennis. But unfortunately she never Won a Single Major Title in her Career (21 WTA single titles). Currently she is expected to be earning an estimated annual of $10.8 million from salary and endorsement deals from sponsors. Some of her sponsors are namely – Adidas, Proactiv, Yonex, Rolex and Sony Ericsson.
Victoria Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis athlete. She has recently dropped two places down to the list of top 10 most paid female athletes in the world 2015. Azarenka may have battled injuries in recent season but she did well in previous seasons. At 2013, she finished second in the World Tennis Association‘s (WTA) world rankings.
The famous female athlete has sponsor endorsement deals with – Nike, Citizen and Red Bull. So we can easily guess, she earns a lot of money from tennis court and outside world as well. With an estimated $11.1 million annual earnings, Azarenka is our 6th highest paid female athlete in 2015.
Danica Patrick has been retaining almost same amount of total annual earnings for the last two years. She has also been constant at her fifth position in this list of top 10 highest paid female athletes in the world 2015. The American racing driver has endorsement deal with – Motorola, XM radio, Coca-Cola and Go Daddy. Forbes also stated about 10 other personal endorsements.
The American auto racing driver is considered to be one of the most successful woman in the history of American open-wheel racing. She gets a lot of money from internet domain registrar and web hosting company GoDaddy. Com. With an estimated $15 million annual earnings, Danica stands at number 5 of richest female athletes in 2015.
Kim Yuna leaped two places in this list of highest paid athletes in the world 2015. The 23-year-old South Korean figure skater has major sponsor deals with Samsung and Hyundai Motors. She also has a number of deals with local brands and has appeared in commercials in her own country.
The 2010 Olympic champion and 2009, 2013 world champion is believed to be earning an estimated $16.3 million annually. Surprisingly almost all of this huge amount is from endorsement deals from renowned sponsors.
With a giant increase, $22 million annual earnings, Serena Williams is at number three in this list of highest paid female athletes. Her prize winnings were more than what especially Sharapova even earned. Anyway, the Russian beat her in terms of earnings off the tennis court. The American Tennis star also has some big endorsement deals like -Nike, Wilson, and Gatorade.
Undoubtedly Serena is one of the greatest female Tennis player of her generation. She also considerable for richest female athletes in the world 2015. Her annual income is equally divided in two parts. $11 million from winnings or salary. $11 million from sponsors deals.
The Chinese Tennis superstar Li Na has swapped places with Serena Williams. After the last year she is also getting ahead of the American for endorsement issues. She confirmed giant sponsor deals after she won the Australian Open title in January last year. And also huge bonus from Nike as a result of winning her second career title. Other sponsor companies are – Mercedes, Rolex and Samsung.
She was the first ever Asian tennis player to win a Grand Slam Title. With an annual estimated earnings of $23.6 million, Li Na is considered the second in this list of top 10 highest paid female athletes in the world. But again, for sure, the Chinese athlete is assuring her potential to anytime become the highest paid female athlete.
It is clear that Maria Sharapova is undoubtedly the highest earning female athlete in the sporting world 2015. Though her winnings or salaries lack a lot than other top female athletes, her endorsement deals alone can take care of this equalization. She has important deals with – Nike, Porsche, Samsung Electronics, Tag Heuer, Evian and Head and also recently Avon Products for a new line of perfume for men and women. For the recent two years she has also been constant at the top of the highest paid female athletes list.
Another important thing, Maria Sharapova is obviously the most famous female athlete of her generation. Namely the Russian Beauty Queen started her career at a very young age. Again, modeling assignments alongside commercials are the other source of her outside court income.
Sports has been around for a long time so have the movies. There are many great movies in the world with many different genres. Sports movies have been as successful as they combine so many different genres. All these movies have the intense potential to make you emotional, where at first you would be laughing and then towards the end of the movies you would be ending up in tears. There are many great sports movies that won and nominated for many prestigious awards around the world. Among them, The Blind side, A League of Their Own starring by Tom Hanks are well remarkable. Sports movies are so inspirational that they have the capability to change your lifestyle.
Many of them are based on true stories. Here, Sporty Ghost have tried to sought out best sports movies and enlist them as top 10 best sports movies of all time. It’s your turn to choose the top sports movies from the list. So here we go, just scroll down to see best sports movies which is going to make you feel a lot better.
The information of the best sports movies will be given in full detail. Just check out to choose your own kind from the list.
Best Sports Movies No. 10: A League of Their Own (1992)
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IMDb Rating: 7.2/10
Director: Penny Marshall
Top Billed Cast: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna
Awards: Nominated for 2 Golden Globes.
Genres: Comedy/Drama/Sport
Release Date: 1 July 1992
Language: English
Country of Origin:USA
The theme in this movie is ‘There is no crying in baseball’!!! The major leaguers in American baseball went off to fight during the period of Second World War and thus a professional baseball league for women had started. At starting, you may think this would be a good one, but eventually it would be ended up as one of the best sports movies you have ever seen. Tom Hanks acted as the head coach of the Poachers and he was just outstanding. Tom was sarcastic and witty as always.
We put this great movie at No 10 spot in our list of top 10 best sports movies of all time. The movie surely deserves to be in this list.
Top Billed Cast: Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Margaret Whitton.
Awards: 1 Nomination (Award of the Japanese Academy)
Genres: Comedy/Sport
Release Date: 7 April 1989
Language: English, Spanish, Japanese
Country of Origin:USA
Charlie Sheen played as Ricky Vaughn who was a pitcher on the Cleveland Indians. Everyone in this movie calls him ‘Wild Thing’. Ricky Vaughn started out in jail before he got his chance to play for the Indians. Lynn Wells, the Showgirl wants to move the team to a different area. So, in order to make her wishes come true, there has to be poor attendance during the game time. So, for that, she fields the worst of her players, but alas! They end up winning the division title.
This movies is full of comedy and will always be one of the funniest sports movies of all time and it will be hard to find another of it. The movie holds its place at No. 9 in the list of top 10 best sports movies of all time.
Best Sports Movies No. 8: The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
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IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
Director: Sam Wood
Top Billed Cast: Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 10 nominations.
Genres: Biography/ Drama/ Family/ Sport
Release Date: 5 March 1943
Language: English
Country of Origin: USA
You might think that it is crazy to put the movie in the top 10 best sports movies list. Well, it’s not much because of the movies, but this was all about one of the greatest Yankees who ever played Baseball: Lou Gehrig.
The movie was portrayed wonderfully to the viewers and you will be able to learn so much about the great Lou while watching this movie.
“Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth”
-the part of Lou Gehrig’s speech that was delivered at the Yankee Stadium and it is a Dialogue in the movie indeed. The powerful actor in this movie will certainly made you feel how Lou Gehrig felt at the time. The Pride of the Yankees is the No. 8 among the top 10 best sports movies of all time.
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IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
Director: Phil Alden Robinson
Top Billed Cast: Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Gaby Hoffman.
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars, another 6 wins & 9 nominations.
Genres: Drama/ Family/ Fantasy/ Sport
Release Date: 5 May 1989
Language: English
Country of Origin: USA
This movie is pretty weird to watch. It’s because a voice tells Ray Kinsella (Kavin Costner) to build a baseball stadium by saying, “If you build it, he will come”, and how Joe Jackson, the eminent baseball player come out of the cornfield to play the game. The movie is all about a man who will do anything to have one last catch with his old fella, even though he doesn’t even know that will be the outcome.
The movie is quite an inspirational one for the sportsmen. Field of Dreams makes its path to the No 7 in our list of top 10 best sports movies of all time. Hope you will watch it to the end.
Top Billed Cast: Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich.
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
Genres: Drama/ History/ Sport
Release Date: 6 February 2004
Language: English
Country of Origin:USA
Miracle is based on probably the greatest victory in sports history. At 1980 winter Olympics game, American Ice hockey team faced off against Soviet Union and defeated them by 4-3. Kurt Russell played the role of American head coach Herb Brooks quite beautifully. He acted amazingly throughout the movie.
The movie is a great one which is based on true story in the history of American sports. Its inspirational value is much higher among the other best sports movies and we put it at No. 6 in our list of top 10 best sports movies of all time.
Top Billed Cast: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins and 3 nominations.
Genres: Drama/ Sport
Release Date: 27 February, 1987
Language: English
Country of Origin:USA, UK
The movie is about a new coach, Norman Dale who leads the Hoosiers to a state championship beating the strongest South Bend. Hoosiers has every ingredient that a top sports movie needs:
A pre-game inspirational speech
A new coach who does things his own ways
A team that no-one expects to win the title
And a game winning shot from an unexpected Star, Jimmy Chitwood.
This movie is considerably one of the best sports movies ever. No matter what obstacle hinders your path, if you remember your training and have faith in yourself, you can achieve the ultimate greatness. That’s the motto in the film. We put Hoosiers at No. 5 in our list of top 10 best sports movies of all time.
Top Billed Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers.
Awards: Won 3 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 20 nominations.
Genres: Drama/ Sport
Language: English
Country of Origin:USA
Rocky is generally a series movie and all of them are outstanding. The story of this movie is an ultimate underdog. The movie is all about a boxer from Philly who got a shot at the heavyweight title. In winning that major title, his trainer Mickey, his wife Adrian, his brother-in-law Pauly and all his friends helped him to the limit and eventually he becomes one of the greatest fighters of all time. In that Couse to victory Rocky defeated Great Apollo Creed, Ivan Drago, Clubber Lang and Tommy Gun whom he trained in his own hand and loved like a son and Mason Dixon. Rocky Balboa, the main character of this film comes from nothing to become one of the greatest and lived up to his nickname “The Italian Stallion”.
Rocky is definitely the movie you are looking for if you are a Sylvester Stallone fan. The movie is one of the best sports movies of all time and in our list it is at No. 4.
Top Billed Cast: Sean Austin, Jon Favreau, Ned Beatty, Greta Lind
Awards: 2 wins and 1 nomination.
Genres: Biography/ Drama/ Sport
Release Date: 22 October 1993
Language: English, Spanish
Country of Origin:USA
Sean Austin played the role of Rudy Ruerriger in this movie, who grew up in a poor Irish home and dreamt of going to University of Notre Dame. But Rudy found his life in hardship and had to work hard every day of his life. All Rudy really had is his best friend and he died working in the plant. After being rejected several times, he finally stepped into his dream, the University of Notre Dame.
Then he got ready for his football tryouts and ended up making it as a walk-on. Rudy didn’t play even a single game until the last one of his senior year. On his one and only game, he sacked the Georgia Tech quarterback and finally carried off the ground as all of his family and friends watched. It’s an incredible movie to watch and for this we have selected it for No. 3 in our list of top 10 best sports movies of all time.
Best Sports Movies No. 2: Remember the Titans (2000)
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IMDb Rating: 7.7/10
Director: Boaz Yakin
Top Billed Cast: Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst.
Awards: 7 wins & 17 nominations.
Genres: Biography/ Drama/ Sport
Release Date: 29 September 2000
Language: English
Country of Origin: USA
The movie Remember the Titans was released in 2000. It is based on a high school in Virginia and its T.C. Williams Football team in 1970s. The football team chemistry was horrified by racism, but ultimately the Titans grew stronger as a team because of their head coach Herman Boone (Denzel Washington) who treated the team as a family. He took the team to a training camp which was in Pennsylvania. He urged to stop the racism and inspired the players to act like a team to success.
Lead defenders of the team Gerry Bertier and Julius Campbell couldn’t stand each other firstly, but finally they ended up being like brothers. Couple of memorable scenes were shared by them in this movie in getting their team together. Gerry Bertier died in a car crash, but his team ended up having a perfect season and ultimately won the state championship. The movie is truly very inspiring and that’s why it’s on our list of top 10 best sports movies of all time.
Top Billed Cast: Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna
Awards: 1 win
Genres: Comedy/ Drama/ Sport
Release Date: 7 April 1993
Language: English
Country of Origin:USA
The Sandlot is the best sport movies of all time in our list. The reason is simple, this movie is something that all you can kind of relate to, besides the Babe Ruth Baseball part and the whole dog.
The movie is about a bunch of kids who just love baseball and who just love to hang out with each other. When one of the kids gets in trouble, the others rally together to help him out. The movie is full of such problems that the kids has to deal with, like having to get an autographed Babe Ruth baseball that Smalls hit over the fence where the beast lives and Benny, one of the gangs ends up getting chased by that villain.
The movie is one of the funniest ever sports movies and you guys will find a mere pleasure watching this movies. Our long list is topped by ‘The Sandlot’ as No. 1 among the other best sports movies of all time. Hope, you will enjoy the list. Our suggestion to you, Please don’t watch these top sports movies alone, always keep a company to share the excitement.
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Sports documentaries aren’t just for dedicated sports fans like hardcore tailgaters or season ticket holders. A great sports documentary can truly inspire those with a passing interest and diehards. It has been a fact that, an impressive number of sports documentaries have gone mainstream by garnering significant critical acclaim and won major awards in the international level.
Top 10 Best Sports Documentaries of All time:
Dashed dreams, glorious victories, big characters and even bigger egos are the theme stories behind these best sports documentaries. We have enlisted top 10 best sports documentaries and the list is obviously a must watch chart.
Find out which one is the best sports documentary of all time?
In the early 1980s, the sight of iconic yellow helmet in most of the F1 drivers’ rear-view mirror was the equivalent of spotting a shark fin in the water. Ayrton Senna, the driver’s driver was as unstoppably fast as brutally ruthless and he was always prepared to take the line. In spite of trimming off a few of the Brazilian’s rough edges, the director Asif Kapadia still managed to provide a well-rounded portrait in his documentary. He told entirely through often-rare footage and voiceovers in this sports documentary.
Even if you don’t know anything about the brakes and gears, he still manages to make F1 racing look like the most propulsive, exhilarating and dangerous sport on the planet. Senna is currently one of the highest rated sports documentary and we have selected it for No. 10 in our list of top 10 best sports documentaries of all time.
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IMDb: 7.3/10
Directors: Paul Crowder, John Dower.
Genres: Documentary/ Sport
Release Date: 7 July 2006
Language: English
Country of Origin: USA, UK
The documentary has captured the brief moment in time when America fell in love with “soccer” and it was spear-headed by the arrival of great Pele at New York Cosmos soccer club. The club flushed with cash thanking its recent purchase by Warner Communications. The Greatest Footballer on Earth, Pele then swiftly joined Franz Beckenbauer and gobby Italian btaggart Giorgio Chinaglia.
The NYC went Cosmos-crazy by taking on a suitable rock-star swagger and created an irresistible party atmosphere. Their high profile players scored big at the likes of Studio 54, conveniently ignoring that the legends arguably underachieved on the pitch. Once is a lifetime is at No. 9 in our list of top 10 best sports documentaries of all time. It is one of the best football documentaries in sports history.
Murderball or Wheelchair rugby would be the more respectable name for this sport. The directors Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro focused on the bitter rivalry between neighboring countries USA and Canada in the run up to 2004’s Paralympics. The players’ stories are gripping, touching as well as inspiring, though it was really the kamikaze. The game was full of high-impact tackling that leaves itself imprinted in your mind like it does in the players’ wheelchairs.
After taking the inducing brutal thumps and the crashes the guy absorbed- looking all the more raw for their low-budget camera work- you will be thinking that Murderball is probably the most accurate title in this manner. Muderball makes its place at No. 8 in our list of top 10 best sports documentaries of all time.
After watching this documentary you would think that there won’t be anyone who have thought wrestling isn’t real. It is the part of this documentary that Vince McMahon didn’t wanna see. This documentary is all about a portrayal of showbiz life. Barry Blaustein focused on three WWF/E veterans as they cope with life outside the ring-as well as following some newbies looking to make their names in the ring.
Watching Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts hitting his crack-pipe after a failed reconciliation with his estranged daughter or watching Terry Funk’s broken body shuffle into one-more final gig or the gut-wrenching finishing move of the new guys crippled himself soon after filming the video and all on a sudden all these wrestling look so real indeed. Beyond the Mat is at No. 7 position in our list of top 10 best sports documentaries of all time.
Thirty years before Point Break, there was Endless Summer, the summer with clean-cut golden boys standing on the shores looking ready-made to be turned into icons. Bruce Brown introduced the world to the horizon-broadening surf-and-travel culture of wave-jockeys like Mike Hynson and Robert August. They set out to chase the sun from California through to Hawaii, Australia, Africa and New Zealand. Some of it may looks a bit dated.
The PC crowd could have a field day with the gang’s trip to Africa. The Endless Summer defines what a cool sportsman looked like for a generation. We have selected this amazing sports documentary for the 6th place in our list of top 10 best sports documentaries of all time.
In the mid-70s, surfers who hung out at the Zephyr Surf Shop would skateboard when the surf was quite. Over the years, the Z-Boys invent and polish their style on a hilly street near the shop, on the asphalt slopes and ringing school grounds and lastly in empty swimming pools during California drought. The Z-Boys emerged to astound upright skateboarders in 1975 championship.
The team splinters within a year as some join better financed pro-teams. The documentary ends with profiles of the stars, Stacy Peralta, Jay Adams and Tony Alva. We consider it to be at No 5 in our list of top 10 best sports documentaries of all time.
4. The King of Kong: A Fist Full of Quarters (2007)
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IMDb: 8.2/10
Director: Seth Gordon
Genres: Documentary/ Sport
Release Date: 28 February 2008
Language: English
Country of Origin: USA
In the early 1980s, Billy Mitchell, the legend set a Donkey Kong record that stood for almost 25 years in the history of sports. ‘The King of Kong’ follows the assault on this record by Steve Weibe who was an earnest teacher and took up the game while unemployed. The highest scores are maintained by a cadre of players and fans associated with Walter Day, who runs Funspot, an annual tournament.
Steve breaks Billy’s scores in public at Funspot and Billy promptly mails a controversial video tape of himself setting a new record. So, Steve travels to Florida with a hope Billy will face him for the Guinness World records in 2007. Wanna know who will win the record? Then you have to watch it. The king of kong has been picked up for No 4 in our list of top 10 best sports documentaries of all time.
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IMDb: 7.5/10
Directors: George Butler, Robert Fiore
Genres: Documentary/ Sport
Release Date: 31 March 1978
Language: English
Country of Origin: USA
From Gold’s Gym in California to the showdown in Pretoria, both amateur and professional bodybuilders prepare for winning the title in 1975 Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia contests in this documentary film. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the five-time world champion defends his Mr. Olympia title against the shy young deaf Lou Ferrigno and Serge Nubret. The ruthless champion psyches out the young lion.
Sardinian Franco who at home in Italy solves a tight parking problem by lifting the car into place, competes in the lightweight class in that competition. Ken Waller and Mike Katz go for the Mr. Universe title while Joe Weider is the marketer. Pumping Iron is at No. 3 in our list of top 10 best sports documentaries of all time.
There are some stories which need to be finished. Steve James started out making his sports documentary about two promising ballers from the Chicago projects given places at an high school expecting to turn it into a 30-minute masterpiece. 5 years and 250 hours of video footage later, William and Arthur’s pursuit of their NBA dreams- who gradually turn into men before our eyes- remains the most compelling journey on this short film; education, taking in basketball and the grim realities facing kids from PJs.
The kids might not turned themselves into Michael Jordan, but this isn’t so much an emotional slam dunk as well. The documentary is considered to be one of the best basketball documentaries in history. It will be surely unwise to put it away from the list.
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IMDb: 8/10
Director: Leon Gast
Genres: Documentary / Drama/ Sport
Release Date: 14 February 1997
Language: English
Country of Origin: USA
In 1974, at 32 years of age Muhammed Ali thought by many to be past his prime. On other hand, Goerge Forman is ten years younger to him and the World Heavyweight Champion. Promoter Don king wants to make his own name and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece to fight one another. When they accept the best offer, it is King who has only come up with the money. King finds a backer in Mobutu Sese Seko, the dictator of African Zaire and the “Rumble in the Jungle” is set accordingly.
This documentary is a musical festival, featuring the America’s top black sportsmen like James Brown and B.B King and so on. The documentary is ranked one in our list of top 10 best sports documentaries of all time in sports history. Hope you have enjoyed the list. Please give your valuable comments regarding the list of best sports documentaries.
Golf is one of the popular and highest paying sports in the world of sports. The famous golfers like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have secured their places among the richest and highest paid golfers in the world. Reputed golfers earn a huge amount of money from their tour winnings and also from their own sets of endorsements from several eminent brands. The golfers are also featured in the cover of well-known magazines besides their appearances in various ad campaigns. The female golfers also have their own sets of Golf tournaments to shine in and they are among the highest earners too.
Hottest female golfers possess well-shaped bodies with sexy looks besides their huge cash on the bank account in order to prove themselves the most desirable athletes in the world.
List of top 10 hottest female golfers:
Sporty Ghost have taken a task to enlist the hottest female golfers in 2015. Just have a look on this list and sit tight to find who the sexiest female golfer among all is. So, let’s start with No. 10.
10. Michelle Wie:
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Michelle Sung Wie was born on 11 October, 1989 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. She has been a professional female golfer since 2005. She is currently representing the national team of USA and an important part of LPGA Tour which she joined in 2009. Wie has obtained several awards during the course of her professional golf career.
In 2014, she finished second in ANA Inspiration. She also won the 2014 U.S Women’s Open. At 2013 Evian Championship she stood at T37 and T3 at 2005 Women’s British Open. She also secured her second place in 2005 LPGA Championship. With a attractive height of 1.85 meter, Michelle Wie is one of the hottest women golfers in the world.
English born Melissa Reid’s birthday is on 19 September 1987 being Derby, England her homeland. Since 2007, Reid is presenting England national team as a professional female golfer and currently she is playing her part in LET Tour which she joined in 2008. The 27-year-old, Melissa Reid has 4 professional wins under her belt. During her career as a successful golfer, she achieved so many honorable prizes.
At ANA Inspiration 2011, she finished in T33. She also finished at T64 in 2013 LPGA Championship, T50 in 2012 U.S Women’s open, T16 in 2007 Women’s British Open and made CUT at Evian Championship in 2013. Her height is estimated 1.70 meters and she is at No. 9 spot in our list of top 10 hottest female golfers in 2015.
She was born on 12 October 1977 and her place of birth was Miami, Florida, USA. Cristie Kerr has made herself a professional golf player since 1996. Currently she is representing America’s national team and playing her role being a part of the LPGA Tour which she joined in 1997. The 37-year-old lady is a resident of Arizona, USA. She has gathered a total 23 professional wins so for throughout her long golf career.
Kerr was able to finish second in ANA Inspiration 2009, won LPGA Championship in 2010, also won U.S Women’s Championship in 2007, finished at T2 in 2006 Women’s British Open. At Evian Championship last year, she secured T67. The beautiful lady is heighted at 1.60 meter. We have managed No. 8 place for Cristie Kerr in our list of top 10 hottest female golfers 2015.
Paula Creamer was born on 5 August 1986 and her full name is Paula Caroline Creamer. She is US citizen by birth. Creamer has been a professional female golfer in 2004 and representing the national team of USA. Currently, she is a part of LPGA tour and she joined here in 2005. This charming 28 year-old female golfer has 12 professional wins so far in her pocket. As a professional golfer, she has attained several other accolades. Among them, the 2013 ANA Inspiration where she finished T13.
She also stood at T3 in 2005 LPGA tournament, first place in 2010 U.S Women’s Open, T3 in 2012 Women’s British Open and seventh in 2014 Evian Championship. The cream girl Paula stands 1.75 meters high and she makes herself one of the stunning golf girl in our list of top 10 hottest female golfers 2015.
Her full name is Christel Wilhelmina Boeljon and the attractive female golfer was born on 30 July 1987 in Beverwijk, Netherlands. Since 2009, she has been a professional golf player who is representing the national team of Netherlands and since 2011 she has been taking part in LPGA tour. The Dutch lady has picked up 3 professional wins so far and as a professional golfer she won many more others.
She stood T15 in 2011 ANA Inspiration, T47 in 2013 Women’s British Open, T23 in 2012 LPGA tournament, made CUT in both 2014 U.S Women’s Open and Evian Championship. With her 1.65 meter height and an attractive figure, she is undoubtedly one of the most desirable women in golf. She has taken the No 6 spot in our list of top 10 hottest female golfers in 2015.
Born on 17 February 1993 in Florida, USA, she is now a 21-year-old bombshell in the golf course. Jessica has been a professional golf player since 2010. Following next year, she stepped into LPGA tour and currently representing the national team of America. She has attained 3 professional wins into her purse. Other than that, she also obtained victory in other tournaments. Likewise, she finished T24 in 2014 ANA Inspiration, T40 at the same year in LPGA Championship, T7 in 2013 U.S Women’s Open, T5 in 2014 Women’s British Open and finished T37 at Evian Championship in 2013.
She appears to be a promising star in the women’s golf. She is considered as one of the gorgeous female golfers and it will be very injustice to her keeping her away from the list of top 10 hottest female golfers in 2015.
Natalie Anne Gulbis was born on 7 January 1983 in Sacramento, California, USA. It has been almost 14 years since she is playing professional golf. In 2002, she joined as a part of the LPGA tour to represent US national women’s golf team. She currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. With 4 professional titles, she is one of the prolific female golfers in recent era. She has earned so many victories throughout her golf career. In 2006 ANA Inspiration, she finished T3.
She also finished T5 in 2005 LPGA tour, T4 in 2005 U.S Women’s Open, T8 in British Women’s Open and T53 in 2013 Evian Golf Championship. She is one of the sexiest female golfers and in our list of top 10 hottest female golfers, she secured No. 4 position.
Sydnee Michaels, another hot American golfer in our list was born on 15 July 1988 in Upland, California. Since 2010, she has been playing golf and making her one of the professionals. Two years later in 2012, she appeared in the LPGA tour, representing the US team. The 26-years old, has 2 professional wins so far.
Sydnee finished T68 in 2006 ANA Inspiration, T22 in last LPGA tour, T64 in 2008 U.S Women’s Open, T37 in 2013 Evian Championship, and secured T52 in 2013 British Women’s Open. At the height of 1.70 meter, she is one of the hottest women golfers in the world. We put her at No. 3 in our list of top 10 hottest female golfers in 2015.
Alexis Thompson as her full name, the gorgeous golf girl was born on 10 February 1995 in Coral Springs, USA. She has been playing golf professionally since 2010 and currently representing the national team of America. Lexi Thompson joined LPGA tour in 2012. The 19-year-old young heart-throb hottie has won as many as 6 professional golf titles in her short career.
In 2014 ANA Inspiration, she finished first, while in LPGA championship she made it at T17. She also finished T7 in 2014 US Women’s Open, T17 in 2012 Women’s British Open and 3rd in 2013 Evian golf Championship. Lexi stood second position in our list of top 10 hottest female golfers in 2015.
The table topper in our hottest female golfers list is Sandra Gal, with her Goddess like body configuration and her strong personality. She was born on 9 May 1985 in Düsseldorf, Germany. She started her career as a professional golfer since 2007. Now she is a representer of German national team. Like other female golfers, she also marked her name in LPGA tour which she joined in 2008. She currently stays in Florida, USA. The 29-year-old has achieved 1 professional win so far in her golf career.
Beside this, she finished T15 in 2011 ANA Inspiration, T3 in 2012 US Women’s Open, T12 in 2012 LPGA Championship, T25 in 2013 Women’s Open in England, and T19 in 2013 Evian Championship. She also graced so many covers of so many adoring magazines and calendars. Sandra Gal is our girl at No 1 in our list of top 10 hottest female golfers in 2015.
The super-hot female golfers like Sharmila Nicollet and Belen Mozo also deserve their places as the hottest female golfers. The Indian princess Sharmila Nicollet has achieved the 22nd place in the Hero Honda Women’s India Open and also qualified for 2012 Ladies European tour. Belen Mozo, another hottie, has won both the Women’s British Amateur and British Girls Amateur Tournaments as a potential young golfer.
Magazines are periodical publications that are printed or published electronically. The online version of magazine is called online magazine. Generally, magazines are published on a regular schedule and contain a variety of content. Sports magazines are generally financed by advertising, purchase price and prepaid subscriptions. Thus the sports magazines prove themselves as some of the largest mass media in history alongside its huge popularity. The earliest magazine was first published in 1663 in Germany and was called Erbauliche Monaths Unterredungen. It was actually a literature based magazine and since then, the world have seen a huge diversification in the magazine industry.
Starting from the fashion industry to the customer marker, all are covered and featured in various magazines with different names. Sports is not far from them as in 1886, the first sport magazine was published in USA. In recent time, there are vast number of sports magazines publishing throughout the world in which some are globally based and some are regionally based.
List of Top 10 Best Sports Magazines of All time:
For the sports fan, it is always an attraction to have a good copy of a widely popular sports magazine in order to cherish their passion for sports. Sporty Ghost bring to you the list of top 10 Sports Magazines of All time in history of sports.
Just keep asking yourself, which one is the best sport magazine of all time? Scroll down and enjoy.
10. SLAM
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SLAM is the first issue of American basketball oriented sports magazine. It was first published in 1994 as a blend of hardcore sports with hip hop American culture. SLAM is currently owned by Source Interlinked Media which headquartered in New York City, United States. The magazine publishes 10 issues each year. Dennis Page from the Harris Publications stepped first to publish The Slam and the magazine was first purchased by Peterson Publishing in 1988. Source Interlinked Media finally owned the magazine in 2007 and since then they have become the sole publisher of this widely popular basketball magazine.
The Slam has already published a total of 179 issues featuring numerous basketball stars as its covers. But, “A Basketball on Fire” was its first issue which was published in February 2012, without a basketball player on its cover. Besides the printed version, the online version of Slam is also available in the internet. We have selected SLAM as the No. 10 in our list of top 10 sports magazines of all time. Hope, you would agree.
It was April, 1959 when the first issue of Global Golf oriented magazine ‘Golf’ was first published. Eventually, the magazine has become the first golf magazine in history to reach more than one million circulations. Golf magazine is currently owned by Time Inc. and has more than 1.4 million subscribers throughout the world. It was founded by Universal Publishing in 1959 and later purchased by the Times Mirror in 1972. Finally in 2000, Time Inc. acquired the right of the Golf magazine. Since then, the magazine has been publishing under Time Inc.’s banner.
The magazine is widely popular for honoring recent Golfers with their ‘Golfer of the Year’ award. It covers various events and aspects of golf. Beside this, Golf magazine also conducts a yearly survey with their experts to determine the best golf courses in United States and enlists the top 100 Best Golf Courses in the world. Golf magazine is holding No. 9 spot in our list of top 10 sports magazines of all time.
Baseball Digest is America’s first issue of baseball magazine which was first published in August 1942. The magazine has its headquarters in Illinois, United States and it publishes 6 issues per year under the Grandstand Publishing agency. When Sporting News stopped the publication of printed copies, it was the Baseball Digest who became the oldest and longest-running baseball based magazine still active in the world. The idea of Baseball Digest initially came by a young sports journalist of Chicago Daily Times named Herbert F. Simons and he was the chief editor of this magazine till 1963. Since May 2012, Bob Kuenster has been conducting the act as Editor-In-Chief of Baseball Digest.
The magazine is famous for publishing various important baseball events like Major League Baseball. Besides, the magazine also publishes accurate statistics of pitching, batting and fielding of baseball stars. It also has “fans speak out” letters section for the baseball fans. Baseball Digest makes its way at No. 8 in our list of top 10 Sports Magazines of all time.
The first edition of Tennis magazine was published in August 16, 1954. Currently the magazine publishes 8 issues per year and covers various tennis events worldwide. The magazine was first purchased by the New York Times Company in 1967 and till 1997, they were responsible for its publications. Currently, the Tennis magazine is owned by The Miller Publishing agency since 1997 and James Martin is current Chief Editor of this magazine. Throughout the world, tennis magazine has a huge circulation of 603,069 copies per month which was first started ten years ago. The Tennis also has a digital online version besides the printed. The digital version was debuted ten years ago considering the worldwide vast subscribers.
The magazine not only publishes various tennis events, it also publishes the WTA and ATP rankings of the tennis players and schedules the upcoming tennis championships. The former tennis legend, Pete Sampras is one of the owners of Tennis magazine and currently acting as a special consultant. Tennis magazine is indeed one of the best sports magazines in our list grabbing the No. 7 position.
The former American sports magazine, Sporting News was first published in 1886 and the final printed issue was published in 2012 from USA. Now Sports News has only the digital monthly version which is available on the official Sporting News website. Nevertheless, they didn’t stop publishing the printed copies of the Fantasy Football and Fantasy Baseball Yearbooks. It is one of the ancient sports magazines. In early 1900s, as a weekly magazine, it became one of the dominant American Publications covering various basketball events.
The magazine was so popular that time for which it was nicknamed as “The Bible of Baseball”. Sporting News was owned by Sporting News media and Garry D. Howard is currently serving the job of chief editor of the magazine. The magazine is famous for honoring the sportsmen with various awards such as Athlete of the Year, Sportsman of the Year, Pro-athlete of the Year etc. The eminent Sporting News stays at No. 6 in our list of top 10 Sports magazines of all time.
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Inside sport is a sports magazine of Australian origin. The first issue was published in 1991. The magazine now mainly covers sporting contents and sports photography by freelance journalists. Besides covering sports, the magazine also concentrates on celebrity models and their stylish photo shoots which include famous Australian models like Imogen Bailey, Jennifer Hawkins, Nicky Whelan and Nikki Visser. Inside Sports is currently owned by Horwitz in Sydney and organizes The inside Sport Model Search each year.
In November 2012, it was reported that the circulation of this magazine had increased as much as 27% after several renovation and redesign in the near past. It was awarded ‘The Magazine of the Year’ in 2000 and 2004. Inside Sports also won the Walkey Award for its impressive sports coverage worldwide. We put the sports magazine at 5th spot in our list of top 10 sports magazines of all time.
Another American outdoor sports activities magazine ‘Outside’ first published in September 1977. The current publishing team says about the mission of this magazine,
” Outside Magazine aims to inspire participation in the world outside through award-winning coverage of different sports, people, places, adventures, discoveries, environmental issues, health and fitness.”
The magazine initiated under the supervision of William Randolph, Jann Wenner, and Jack Ford and then took over by Lawrence J. Burke in 1979 who still owns the Outside magazine. Christopher Keyes is currently acting as the editorial chief of this magazine from the house of Mariah Media. The Outside has a huge monthly circulation of 686,623. The Outside magazine always inspires the novice writers.
Famous travel and adventure writers like Sebastian Junger and Jon Krakauer must feel grateful to this sports magazine. Outside remains at No. 4 in our list of top 10 sports magazines of all time.
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The first issue of Runner’s world was published in 1966 by Bob Anderson. Initially, the magazine had named ‘Distance Running News’ and in 1969 it gained its name as ‘Runner’s World’. Currently, the magazine is solely published by Rodale Press, which has their headquarter in Pennsylvania, United States. David Willey is conducting his role of editorial chief for Runner’s world. The sports magazine went global with the collaboration of the Hearst Corporation in early 1990s and currently the magazine is publishing 14 international editions besides US edition which mainly covers fitness, health, running and Marathons.
With an amazing monthly circulation of 710,618 worldwide, Runner’s World is one of the popular sports magazines in the world. It was nominated for National Magazine Awards three times globally admired for having the ‘Creative Team of the Year’. Runner’s world ranks in 3rd position of our list of top 10 sports magazines of all time.
ESPN, the magazine is a American based sports magazine. The first issue of ESPN, The magazine was published on 11 March, 1998 and currently the magazine publishes biweekly by the ESPN Sports network in Bristol, USA. The magazine is better known for providing much more humorous and light-hearted approach to the major sports news than any other sports magazines like Sports Illustrated magazine. ESPN is currently running under the supervision of Chad Milman as Cheif editor and the magazine has more than 2.1 million bi-weekly circulations all over the world. ESPN mainly covers major sports events like NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB.
The famous annual issue of this magazine is called The Body issue which was first published in 2008. The Body issue is widely compared with the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition as both of them features nude, semi-nude and scantily-clad athletes. The magazine also honors rising young athletes with NEXT Athlete Award every year. We have considered ESPN, The magazine for No. 2 place in our list of top 10 sports magazines of all time.
Sports Illustrated is an American sports magazine which published their first issue on 16 August 1954. It has become the first sports magazine in the history with more than one million circulations worldwide. Sports Illustrated magazine is currently owned by Time Inc. and has gathered more than 3.5 million subscribers all over the world. It is a very popular sports magazine that is read by almost 23 million each week out of which 18 million are men. Sports Illustrated has established themselves as the only sports magazine which won the National Magazine Award twice.
The kids’ version of Sports Illustrated also won the Distinguished Achievement for Excellence in Educational Publishing Award a record 11 times. The most alluring side of this magazine is the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition. The Swimsuit issue was first published in 1964. The edition currently has its own annual publishing event, calendar, video channel and television shows. Sports Illustrated magazine is the No. 1 sport magazine in our list.
There are many other sports magazines which are mainly fairness-based such as Men’s health, Men’s fitness and Yoga. These sports magazines also cover various aspects of sports worldwide, while many fashion magazines like GQ and FHM also feature numerous athletes on their covers. Sports Weekly, FourFourTwo, World Soccer, and The Skateboard Mag etc. are eminent sports magazines beside these top 10.
Tiger Woods net worth has been counted to be approximately $600 million. He is considered among the best golfers in the world. Tiger Woods is the second richest African American in the world, behind famous television personality Oprah Winfrey. In the year 2013, it was Tiger Woods who proved himself as one of the big splenders. According to Forbes magazine, Tiger Woods earned about $78 million in 2013. Tiger earned around $1,600,000 in spite of a legal settlement from a yacht builder company who used his name for promoting yachts without Tiger Wood’s permission. The super car Mercedes-Benz S65 has a current market value of $210,000, which Woods brought that year. Tiger Woods spent approximately $2,000,000 for his Solitude yacht.
According to Forbes, in 2014, Tiger Woods has made about $61 million with a whopping fortune. The legendary golfer has gathered $6.2 million by winning several golf tournaments last year. He also earned about $55 million from his endorsement deals as well. Currently he resides at Juliter Island, Florida as an US citizen.
Tiger Woods landed himself in a messy divorce with his wife due to his controversial extramarital relations. An interesting fact about Tiger Woods is, he is actually dropped out from Stanford University. His current agent’s name is Mark Steinberg and Tiger Woods is associated with the agency named ‘Excel Sports Management.’
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Tiger Woods Net Worth
Full name: Eldrick Tont “Tiger” Woods
Date of Birth: December 30, 1975
Tiger Woods Net Worth: $600 Million
Tiger woods Net Worth 2015: $61.2 Million
Winnings 2015: $6.2 Million
Endorsements: $55 M
Residence: Jupiter Island, Florida, United States
Agent: Mark Steinberg
Agency: Excel Sports Management
Tiger Woods Net Worth 2015 will be obviously a good topic indeed to talk about. Let’s look over this great golfer’s incomes and expenditures.
Tiger Woods owns the Gulfstream G550. It is the perfect business jet plane that can travel 12,000 km continuously. Gulfstream is one of the longest range business jet aircraft ever made. The plane has a carrying capacity for 16 people in its standard seating configurations.
Tiger Woods drives an Escalade, the largest vehicle in Cadillac’s recent lineup. It is a giant car and is the largest EXT version of the lineup which weighs about 5,909 pounds. He is the owner of one of the super class model cars, the Porsche Carrera GT. The 5.7 liter V10 engine of this car provides 435 pounds of torque and the super car itself weighs around 3,042 pounds. Tiger Woods recently added Lexus LS 460 Sedan in his garage which cost him around $60,000.
In April 1997, Tiger Woods won his first major championship after he turned professional golfer in 1996. He first won the 1997 Masters in a record-breaking performance while winning the series with 12 strokes and pocketed $486,000 as his first prize money from any match. It was just the beginning for him. Tiger Woods reached the number one golfer position by June 1997.
Tiger Woods was the most dominant force in golf all thorough the 2000s. From 1999 to 2004, Tiger Woods spent a total 264 weeks as the number one and then again from 2005 to 2010, it was him with 281 weeks at the top. Then, Woods was in his career-high winless streak of total 107 weeks, until he captured the Chevron World Challenge in December 2011.
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Tiger Woods’ biggest endorsement was signed with the global sports brand Nike. According to this deal, Woods gets paid on yearly basis between $10 million to $20 million by Nike, although there was a rumour that the deal was signed for an undisclosed amount. Besides Nike, Tiger Woods earns more than $35-$45 million on yearly basis from several others companies as his endorsement deals such as Rolex, EA Sports, and handful of some other smaller companies.
In 2009, Tiger Woods net worth was estimated around $600 million according to Forbes. But recently, the divorce settlement with his wife Elin cost him more than $110 million. Tiger Woods owns a 155 feet long pure luxury, a megayacht named ‘Privacy’, which worth around $20 million in recent market value. Tiger Woods spent as much as $55 million to build a new house in Jupiter Island, Florida.
Tiger Woods net worth is well enough for him to live in such luxury as well as his next generations.
Tiger Woods spent 17 years as a professional golfer. During this period, he has made more than $1.3 billion from endorsements and tournament winnings. As a successful golfer, he earned approximately $109 million which placed him at No. 1 spot till now on the all-time money list. Woods signed his most valuable deal with Nike which worth more than $200 million. Nike also offered the deal to another star athlete, Rory McIlroy.
Tiger Woods demanded more than $3 million last year for his appearances in a golf tournament in Turkey, where his role was to hit a ball from Europe to Asia. Woods is also well known for getting crazy “appearance fees” in any golf tournament.
His endorsement deal with Nike was signed in August 1996, immediately after he became professional golfer. In those days, it was one of the most valuable endorsement deals ever signed in golf history. In 1996, Tiger Woods was named ‘Sportsman of the Year’ by the famous Sports Illustrated magazine and also became the PGA Tour Rookie in that year. In April 1997, Woods marked his name as the youngest-ever winner in the PGA Masters’ tournaments.
Then Woods set another record of the fastest-ever ascend to the top and achieved No. 1 spot in Official World Golf Ranking, just two months later. He achieved the PGA Championship and finished the 1999 season with an amazing 8 wins. In 2000, Tiger Woods achieved six consecutive victories which was regarded as the longest winning streak by any golfer since 1948.
On 2007, the California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver, considered his name to be inducted into the California Hall of Fame. In the same year, Tiger Woods inducted at the California Museum for History, Women and Arts in Sacramento. Woods was named “Athlete of the Decade” by the Associated Press on December 2009.
The Associated Press has selected Tiger Woods for the Male Athlete of the Year for a record four-times and Tiger is the only person in the sports history to be named Sports Illustrated‘s Sportsman of the Year more than once. During his participation in several international golf tournaments, Tiger Woods became renowned for drawing the largest TV audiences in the history of golf.
In 1996, Tiger Woods signed several endorsements with numerous reputed companies such as General Mills, American Express, Accenture, Titleist and General Motors and most notably with Nike. All these dealings he signed was shortly after his 21st birthday. After the initial contract with the global brand Nike, Woods also signed a 5- year contract extension which worth $105 million in 2000. Nike Golf is one of the fastest growing sports brands in the world with an estimated sale of $600 million annually.
Woods was chosen as the “Ultimate Endorser” by the Nike Golf. In 2000, at launching of Buick’s Rendezvous SUV, Woods was involved in every aspect at the event and the company was happy enough with the Tiger Woods’ endorsement value. It would be noted that, during 2002-2003, more than 130,000 Rendezvous vehicles were sold following Woods’ dealing.
Tiger Woods from his very childhood, actively practiced Buddhism. He has been raised as a Buddhist, till he reached the peak of the adult professional golfer. In 2000, Tiger Woods said,
“I believe in Buddhism…not every aspect, but most of it”.
He also mentioned while talking about his infidelity to his losing track of Buddhism,
“Buddhism teaches me to stop following every impulse and to learn how to restraint. Obviously, I lost track of what I was taught.”
It was all part of his speech when he attended the Lincoln Memorial at the Obama Inaugural Celebration called “We are One” in January 2009. In April 2009, Tiger Woods visited The White House for promoting the AT&T National Golf Tournament in Washington D.C.
Tiger Woods is truly a legend in golf history. He achieved such a peak in golf, that it will be hard enough to reach that level for anyone. Tiger Woods net worth will be a charming topic for all of his fans in order to look over his achievements. Hope you enjoyed the article on Tiger Woods net worth 2015.
A good pair of basketball sneakers is lot like an ice cream; there is hardly any way to ignore them. The best basketball shoes come in so many different colors and variants. So, it is very difficult for someone to choose a definitive one among them. As far as the history tells, the great Romans and Greeks were used to wear good looking shoes in order to enhance their outfit. Now a days, there are even specific shoes available for specific sports, such as Runners for athletes, spikes for football and cricket, sneakers for basketball and many more…
From the early 90’s, the sneaker culture in basketball began to evolve very quickly. Basketball shoes of new models, technology and designs took the market by storm and year after year, it repeatedly raised the bar higher and higher. The more modern basketball shoes are now incorporated with better technology. But there are some sneakers that just have too much of a classic value to be ignored.
Best Basketball Shoes:
Today, Sporty Ghost has made a list of Top 10 best basketball shoes of all time. Take a look at the list and scroll down to find the best basketball shoe of all time.
10. Nike Air Max LeBron 8
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Nike Air Max LeBron 8 sneaker is also known as the “South Beach”. The LeBron 8 is a special basketball shoe in its own because of its close association with basketball legend LeBron James in his early days during LeBron’s free agency bidding war when many did not even know where he could possibly end up. Nike air max is the first LeBron shoe of the Miami era representing the transition from old stars to the modern day basketball legends. The basketball shoe was made by the global brand Nike when Lebron James was transferring from the Cleaveland Cavaliers to the Miami Heat.
The famous sneaker is based on South Beach, part of Miami which is known for the show Miami Vice. The colors of the shoe were also taken from the Miami show which are pink, teal and black, and were well received by the public during the initial release. The original version of South Beach 8 was a bit expensive because only a few thousand pairs were released worldwide. The Nike Air Max is on 10th place in our list of top 10 best basketball shoes of all time.
When Nike Air Jordan 8 was released two decades ago, it turned the youngsters crazy despite its $65 price tag. NBA commissioner, David Stern, banned the red-and-black Air Jordan because they did not have any white color scheme. Tinker Hatfield, the best basketball shoes designer ever, designed the perfect shoe for Air Jordan series with white trim during Jordan’s early days. Tinker Hatfield had named this pair of shoes for not only himself, but Jordan as well, as a brand of its own.
The Air Jordan 8 was nicknamed “Aquas”, which played a major role in this as the shoe was the second Jordan not to feature a Nike Swoosh logo. The “Aquas” were first worn by Jordan in the 1993 All-Star Game and considered as one of the best basketball shoes of all time. We put Nike Air Jordan 8 at No. 9 in our list of top 10 best basketball shoes of all time.
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The Reebok Omni was the basketball shoe that Dee Brown wore during the 1991 slam dunk contest. The shoe was an immediate hit that time and was very much popular in early 90s because of its gorgeous and mature look with a large orange basketball-shaped valve on the tongues to provide locking around the ankle. Reebok Omni was the first shoe that has a feature of an internal inflation mechanism that regulates a unique fitting cushion. The original Reebok Omni Zone Pump was made as a collaboration between Reebok’s Paul Litchfield and industrial design firm named Design Continuum.
The Reebok pump original was first wore by Dominique Wilkins from 1989 on. The original Reebok Pump is now known as the Pump Bringback. After a great success of this basketball sneaker, Reebok designed Omnipump shoes for association football, gridiron football, track and tennis. This awesome shoe takes the No. 8 position in our list of top 10 best basketball shoes of all time.
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Nike Air Force 1 was initially released in 1982, but the shoe was discontinued immediately thereafter because of its extra-thick, rubber sole and ankle-restricting strap. The Nike Air was re-released in 1986 with modern Italic logo on it and with a swoosh on the bottom at the backside of the shoe, although in modern version of it, there is no original stitching on the side panels. Rasheed Wallace was the first basketball player wearing these shoes two decades after its release. The name of the shoe was taken as a reference to Air Force One, the plane that carries the American president.
Nike Air force was released in three different forms- low, mid and high and so far it is one of the biggest hits from Nike. The shoe has an incredible color variations, over 1,700. The Nike Air Force One solely generates an estimated revenue of 800 million USD per year. It is one of the best outdoor basketball shoes in recent world. We have selected the shoe for the No. 7 position in our list of top 10 best basketball shoes of all time.
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Reebok has fallen behind in the basketball shoes market in 90s behind Nike and Adidas. The reason behind the reebok down fall is clear. It’s because the several re-release of Nike’s Jordan and the major popularity of Adidas Superstar in the market. After several failed attempts, Reebok the Question came into the market as an immediate hit from Reebok. In this course, they signed Georgetown’s Allen Iverson for an endorsement contract in 1996 for this specific basketball shoe.
The Reebok attracted many of the fans belong to hip hop culture with its significant designing appeal and superior class of comfort. “The Question” along with its playoff version “The Answer“, both had been re-released several times in many different colors in later days. It was indeed one of the most cherished basketball shoes for men. Reebok the Question was considered for No. 6 spot in our list of top 10 best basketball shoes of all time.
It was the first signature basketball shoe from Puma which was built to the specifications of Walt “Clyde” Frazier, the All-Star guard for New York Knicks. Puma Clyde was firstly released in 1973 with golden blocked lettering, single color cotton laces and authentic green tongue label and heavily textured seamless midsole transitions to the outsole with no demarcation lines. The first issue of Puma Clyde was an identical of the original shoe where a golden stamp on the sock liner replicates the “Real Leather” ink stamp which was placed on the first Clyde.
To signify the early release of the shoe, an additional city name is stitched onto the outside lateral heel to denote one of the key 2005 launch event cities, New York, Tokyo and London. Puma Clyde is currently ranking at No. 5 in our list of top 10 best basketball shoes of all time.
In 90s, it was Adidas Superstar which was a staple in every basketball player’s closets. Basketball star Kobe Bryant stopped using Adidas Superstar at just 18 years of age when he was given his first signature shoe named “KB-8”. The original Adidas KB-8s were black and white in color with purple and gold accents to match Kobe Bryant’s Lakers jersey. The KB-8 was subsequently released in numerous color combinations by Adidas. When Kobe Bryant left Adidas in 2002, the shoe changed its name from KB-8 to Adidas Crazy 8.
Back in 1997, the KB-8 was a major hit in the market and then the Adidas Crazy 8 made its debut as it brings back in 2005 where the shoe was well received by many fans. In recent times, Adidas’s brand ambassador Derrick Rose wore a new version of this shoe in a highly anticipated game against the Miami Heat. Adidas KB-8 is at No. 4 in our list of top 10 best basketball shoes of all time.
The shoe was released in 1986. Larry Bird and Magic Johnson were the first endorsers of “The Weapon”. They were prominently featured in a Converse commercial set in Bird’s hometown, Indiana. Later on, The Converse Weapons were also worn by Axl Rose in the Guns N’ Roses music video, ‘Estranged‘. The Converse Weapon was designed in purple and gold for matching Magic Johnson’s Lakers uniform. The weapon with Celtics color scheme was black and white in color which was released prior to the gold and purple version.
Converse re-released ‘the weapon’ series several times from 2001- ‘The Loaded Weapon’ in 2003, ‘The Weapon 86‘ in 2008, ‘The Weapon EVO‘ in 2009, its successor ‘The Star Player EVO’ in 2010. Andre Miller, John Varvatos and most notably Kobe Bryant are some of the basketball superstars who wore it on the field. The Converse Weapon is the 3rd best basketball shoes in our list.
The ‘Superstar’ is one of the best basketball shoes manufactured by sports goods company Adidas since 1969. The Adidas Superstar model was originally released as a low-top version of the Pro Model boys’ basketball shoes. The superstar was initially known as “shell shoes” or “shell tops” for its all-leather upper with rubber shell toe piece. The iconic design and the elegant look of this shoe are known as one of the major influences in the sneaker basketball culture.
The Adidas Superstar caught the attention of some of the great player from NCAA and NBA like Kareem Abdul Jabbar, for its non-marking sole and superior toe protection. Within the first few years of its release, the Adidas Superstar was being worn by most of the NBA basketball players. The shoe was advanced from the court to the sidewalk over the years and consequently further into people’s consciousness. It is the real superstar among the best basketball shoes and we have selected it for No. 2 in our list.
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Converse produced their first sneakers in 1917 and named it “All Star“. Converse’s attempt to capture the best basketball shoes market was a great success after the release of All Star. In 1920, Chuck Taylor, at the then basketball player and converse company together improved the shoe’s design and ultimately became the product’s spokesperson. The first All Star shoes were all-black canvas or leather with rubber sole and red, white or blue laces. In 1960s, the Converse began to expand their shoe business and opened more factories and by that time, Converse All Star basketball shoes were being worn by 90% of college and professional basketball players.
Then in Olympics, All Stars were being worn by many athletes and during World War II, American soldiers used to wear All Star shoes while in training. It was Tree Rollins who was the last one to wear Converse All Stars in the professional NBA match when in the 1979-1980 seasons he laced up a modified version of Chuck Taylor All Stars. It is the No. 1 in our list of top 10 best basketball shoes of all time.
The most of the original versions of these best basketball shoes are not available nowadays. The later versions are much more sophisticated and technologically advanced with superior ergonomics and elegant color schemes. The basketball shoes are not only a must need for any basketball player but also a fashionable wardrobe assessment for all the youngsters around the world.
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American football is one of the most popular sports in America. The game is originated from Rugby and in United States, the game is recognized as just football. Moreover, in another South American country, Canada, the game is known as ‘Gridiron’. The first match of American football was played long ago in 1869. The match was played between the college teams of Princeton and Rutgers. Since then, the professional football and college football are the most popular sports in United States. In 2012, around 70,000 college athletes and about 1.1 million high school athletes took part in American football.
The National Football League, NFL is a football championship, which has earned very much popularity in America. NFL championship is holding the record of highest average attendance of any sports leagues in the world. NFL is also blessed with some huge amount of income, notably about $10 billion income per year.
The NFL players are among the highest paid athletes in the world. The players with their sponsor endorsements and annual team salary, become one of the richest in the world. Today, we have enlisted top 10 highest paid NFL players in 2015.
Let’s have a look at the list. If you want to know who is the highest paid NFL player, it is the perfect list you will be looking for.
10. Ben Roethlisberger
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The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger is at no. 10 in our list of top 10 highest paid NFL players 2015. Before drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2004, he played football for the Miami. The 6 feet 5 inches tall, Ben is currently holding a 6-year contract with Pittsburgh Steelers, which will be valid till 2016. The team contract he signed is presently valued over $87.9 million including the signing bonus of $25.2 million. Now he is earning $14.6 million as an annual team salary in addition with the $33.2 million of guaranteed income.
In the last season of NFL, Ben Roethlisberger bagged a total $18.8 million, which includes $12.1 million basic salary and $6.7 million of restructure bonus. So far, in this year of NFL, his current career earnings have reached over $93.2 million with the release value of $13.5 million.
Ndamukong Suh is a Detroit Lions defensive tackle, who started football for the Nebraska. Suh was first drafted by the Detroit Lions in 2010 as a 1st round 2nd overall pick. In the NFL, he is heighted about 6 feet 4 inches and weighed 307 pounds. Suh is currently in a 5-year contract with Detroit Lions, which will leave him as a free agent this year. His contract is worth of $64.5 million with the Detroit Lions. He has now managed to earn $12.9 million yearly average salary along with the guaranteed income of $23.2 million.
In the 2014-15 season of NFL, his earnings have reached to a total of $22.4 million including the basic salary of $12.5 million and $6.2 restructure bonus money. With all these huge amount of money, Ndamukong Suh stays at no. 9 in the list of top 10 highest paid NFL players 2015. So far, this year he has earned $51.5 million where his release value being $19.4 million.
Greg Hardy is currently playing for Carolina Panthers in NFL as a defensive end. He started his football career playing college football for the Mississippi. Then in 2010 NFL draft, Hardy was picked by the Carolina Panthers as a 6th round 175th overall pick. The 6 feet 4 inches and 290 lb, Greg Hardy has made a 1 year contract with Carolina Panthers and in 2016, he will be a free agent as the contract said. His contract values over $13.1 million and he is earning the amount as an annual income with his team.
In the last season of NFL, he has earned a total cap hit of $13.1 million, which is his basic team salary. In the current NFL season, Greg Hardy’s career earnings have reached to $2.7 million with the release value of $13.1 million. Greg Hardy makes his mark at no. 7 in the list of top 10 highest paid NFL players 2015.
The current San Diego Chargers player, Philip Rivers plays as a quarterback in National Football League. Firstly, he played college football for the New York City state. Then in 2004, Philip was drafted by the San Diego Chargers as a 1st round 4th overall NFL pickup. He has a height of 6 feet 5 inches and weight of 228 lb as listed in NFL. Currently, he is playing in a 6-year contract with San Diego Chargers. The signing will last up to 2016, leaving him a free agent.
According to the contract, he will earn a total $91.8 million with his current team, which also includes $19.5 million signing bonus. Currently, he earns approximately $15.3 million as an average annual salary in addition with a total $38 million guaranteed income for his contract signing. In the 2014-15 NFL season, Philip Rivers has managed to earn a total cap hit of $16.6 million including $13.8 million basic salary from the team and a total of $1.6 million restructure bonus. In our list of top 10 highest paid NFL players 2015, Philip Rivers makes it to no. 7 with his net worth. He earns about $106.1 million till date in the current season of NFL.
Sam Bradford is now playing for the St. Louis Rams as an efficient quarterback in NFL. He finished his college football career for the Oklahoma City. Then in 2010, Sam was drafted by the Sam Louis Rams as a 1st round 1st overall selection. He has signed a 6-year contract with his team and the term will be valid up to 2016. The contract he signed for the St. Louis Rams is valued over $78 million, including $17.9 million of signing bonus. Currently, Sam Bradford is earning $13 million as an annual salary and he also has a total of $50 million guaranteed income according to his contract. Sam Bradford is at no. 6 position in our list of top 10 highest paid NFL players 2015.
In the last NFL season, Sam has earned a total cap hit of $17.6 million, which includes the basic salary of $14 million and $3 million of signing bonus. In the current season of NFL, he has earned a total $51 million so far in addition with the releasing value of $7.1 million.
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Mike Wallace started his football career playing for the Mississippi. Currently, he is playing for the Miami Dolphins in the NFL as a wide receiver. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ draftee, Mike Wallace was first picked in the 2009 as a 3rd round 84th overall pick. The 6 feet tall and 200 lb, Mike Wallace is holding the 5-year contract with the Miami Dolphins and the signing will leave him as a free agent in 2018. With around $60 million contract value and $11 million signing bonus, Mike Wallace is at no. 5 in our list of top 10 highest paid NFL players 2015.
According to his contract, he is earning a total of $30 million guaranteed income in addition with $12 million annual team salary. In the 2014/15 season of NFL, he earns a total cap hit of $17.25 million including $15 million basic salary and $2.2 million signing bonus. In the current NFL season, he has earned about $16.6 million so far with the release value of $26.8 million for the Miami Dolphins.
Peyton Manning, the glamour of Football———-image via: www.tribunaitalia.it
Peyton Manning is a NFL quarterback and currently plays for the Denver Broncos. Before drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in 1998, Peyton played college football for the Tennessee. He is about 6 feet 5 inches tall with 230 lb. The NFL team Denver Broncos has signed him a 5 year contract which will make him a free agent in 2017. Peyton’s contract with his current team values a total of $96 million where his current annual income is $19.2 million. He also has a total of $58 million guaranteed income with the Denver Broncos.
In the 2014/15 NFL season, he has managed to earn approximately $17.5 million, which includes $15 million of basic salary and $2.5 million as a restructure bonus. Peyton Manning has been selected for the no. 4 position in the list of top 10 highest paid NFL players 2015. In the current season of NFL, his career earning reached to $242.7 million with the $22.5 million of release value.
Eli Manning————-image via: jason284.deviantart.com
The New York Giant quarterback, Eli Manning is one of the highest paid NFL players 2015 with his no. 3 spot in this list. Eli Manning started his career for Mississippi and was drafted by the New York Giants in 2004 as a 1st round 1st overall pick up. The 6 feet 4 inches tall and 218 lb, Eli is a current contract holder with the New York Giants for 6 years, which will be valid upto 2016. His contract with the New York Giants values about $97.5 million including $13 million of signing bonus.
Eli Manning currently earns $16.2 million per year as an annual team salary and has a total guaranteed income of $35 million according to his contract deal. In the 2014/15 season of NFL, Eli Manning has managed to earn a total cap hit of $20.4 million, which includes $15 million basic salary and another $2.25 million restructure bonus fee. In the current season of NFL, Eli Manning’s earnings have reached to a total $135.1 million with the release value of $7.5 million.
Gerald McCoy is currently playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a defensive tackle in NFL. McCoy started his football career playing college football for the Oklahoma City. The 6 feet 4 inches heighted was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a 1st round 3rd overall pick in the NFL draft of 2010. Gerald McCoy has made a contract for 6 years with his team Tampa Bay Buccaneers which will make him a free agent in 2022. His contract value worth a total of $95.2 million with his current team, which includes $2.5 million of signing bonus. Gerald McCoy is holding the 2nd place in our list of top 10 highest paid NFL players 2015.
He earns $15.8 million as his average annual salary and also has a guaranteed income of $51.5 million for his contract. In the 2014/15 NFL season, McCoy has earned a total cap hit of $20.8 million, which includes the signing bonus of $1.1 million and a basic team salary of $20.8 million. So far, he is earning $44.4 million with the release value of $20.2 million in the current season of NFL.
Jay Cutler is a quarterback National Football League player who currently plays for the Chicago Bears. Cutler also played college football for the Vanderbilt University. Denver Broncos drafted him as a 1st round 11th overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. The 6 feet 3 inches and 220 lb weighted, Jay Cutler is one of the influential player in NFL. He is now holding a 7 years contract with Chicago Bears and the contract will be valid till 2021. Cutler has earned a total of $ 126.7 million contract value with Chicago Bears.
Now his yearly salary is $ 18.1 million as well as a total guaranteed income of $ 54 million according to his contract. In the 2014-15 NFL season, Jay Cutler has earned a total of $18.5 million, which include $17.5 million as a basic salary and $1 million as a restructure bonus. In the current season of NFL, his earnings till date are $58.2 million where the release value being about $38 million.
Jay Cutler is the most successful NFL player indeed with his enormous income. He is the highest paid NFL player in our list holding the no. 1 place.
Our top 10 highest paid NFL players 2015 may be extended by including the NFL stars like Brian Orakpo and Adrian Peterson. Orakpo has earned a total $11.4 million where Peterson has managed $14.4 million in the current season of NFL. Hope you’ve enjoyed our list of top 10 highest paid NFL players 2015. Don’t forget to give us your valuable comment in the box below.
Johnny Unitas ; image credit www.greatamericanthings.net
The NFL quarterback is the most glamorous figure in United States. The quarterback is the hope and dreams of his team. He also carries the flag for the entire cities, religions and the way of life. The pressure they live in is unreal. It is a fact that, the Americans look to the NFL gladiator for controlled violence, strength and stamina. The NFL quarterback is the one member of entourage which combines with intelligence, leadership and strategic thought. They are the brute force to control the game and ultimately emerge as victorious.
Sports fans consider the best NFL quarterbacks of all time as icons that define cities and dynasties. In order to be defined as the best quarterbacks of all time, the signal caller must combine top-shelf mechanics with the game-time decision making. Beyond the nuts and bolts of execution, the NFL quarterback must have the ability to win.
Top 10 Best NFL Quarterbacks of All time:
Today, Sporty Ghost will introduce the top 10 best NFL quarterbacks of all time. All of them are very much popular football players and also have achieved much popularity in the course of their career.
Let’s scroll down the list and find the best NFL quarterback of them all.
10: Fran Tarkenton:
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Fran Tarkenton is better known as the “mobile quarterback”. He was renowned to evade the rushers in the pocket and also scramble to the outside to keep the games alive and drop bombs into the receivers’ hands. He is historically identified with his two separate stints, the Minnesota Vikings and the Purple People Eaters. In fact, the 1970s Minnesota Vikings and Bud Grant are also infamous for losing three separate Super Bowls to Pittsburgh, Miami and Oakland. Fran also performed miserably at the Big Game as the talented Vikings were outclassed along all the fronts.
The Steel Curtain harassed him to go 11 for 26 and passing for 102 yards with 3 interceptions along a quarterback rating of just 14. Nevertheless, the Super Bowl failure can’t dispute the fact that Fran Tarkenton is one of the best NFL quarterbacks of all time. He finished his career with 3,674 rushing yards and retired as a top quarterback in terms of completions (3,686), touchdowns (342) and yardage (47,003).
Otto Graham is one of the greatest winners in any sports. The former running back forged the switch to quarterback at the professional football level. He guided the Cleveland franchise to ten straight titles and four All-American Football Conferences and 3 NFL championships. Otto Graham’s sportsmanship and his staggering feats dominated the American Football more than any dynasty.
Graham claimed 3 titles after the Browns entered the NFL in 1950, which included a 56-10 shellacking of the Detroit Lions. Otto Graham led the AFC and NFL in passing upon 5 separate seasons with his 23,584 passing yards. We put him at the 9th place in our list of top 10 best NFL quarterbacks of all time.
Steve Young was never regarded as a Golden Boy. Young ran the option in Connecticut, before he stumbled as a traditional passer at Brigham Young University. Steve Young was ultimately drafted into NFL by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But, they promptly drafted Vinny Testeverde, discarding Steve Young as a bust, just prior to send him off to the San Francisco 49ers. Steve Young didn’t spend his time to take his seat behind 4-times Super Bowl winner Joe Montana. The fiery lefty showed his athletic ability during his spot duty and carried a clipboard for the San Francisco 49ers for the Super Bowl XXIII and XXIV. Steve Young dazzled the coaching staff with his amazing ability to improvise and deftly facilitate the West Coast offense and actually won the MVP award in 1992.
Young was best known for the magical season of 1994, where he led the San Francisco 49ers to a 1303 mark, behind 70% passing, 35 touchdowns through the air and a total of 3,969 yards. He also led the team to destroy the San Diego Chargers by 49-26 in the Super Bowl XXIX by tossing a record 6 TD passes. Thus Steve Young marked his name as one of the best NFL quarterbacks of all time.
Peyton Manning is famous for his stunning consistency as he has been so good for so long. He facilitated the staggering statistical resumes of the receivers at Indianapolis. Prior to his neck injury, Manning had aired out the football for over 3,500 yards with 25 touchdowns for 13 straight NFL seasons and has won AP NFL Player of the Year for 4 times. At 37, Peyton Manning stands poised to finish his career first in passing yards, completions and touchdowns. His career 97.2 quarterback rating stand second only to Steve Young. His 2004 NFL season of 4,557 yards and then a record 49 touchdowns ranked him as one of the best NFL quarterbacks of all time.
Peyton Manning led the 2013 Denver Broncos to 606 points which is remembered as one of the most prolific offenses of all time NFL history which is only to be routed 43-8 in the Super Bowl competition by the Seattle Seahawks.
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Johnny Unitas laid down the base stone for the modern era of forward passing and quarterback. He also paved the way for Peyton Manning as a star NFL quarterback for the Colts franchise and Unitas has made himself the first and foremost great signal caller in the history of NFL.
Johnny Unitas marched his team Baltimore Colts towards 2 NFL crowns and 1 Super Bowl Championship. Most importantly, he helped usher football into television and the modern era of football by defeating the New York Giants in a 23-17 overtime game as a total 45 million American viewers turned into the NBC broadcast for ‘The Greatest Game Ever Played’ in the history of NFL.
Johnny ultimately went on to revolutionize NFL offense with 40,239 total passing yards and a total of 290 touchdowns, which is now ranking as the 14th and 9th respectively in the NFL history. The no. 6 place has been denoted for him in the list of top 10 best NFL quarterbacks of all time.
Brett Favre was a very popular NFL figure in the Green Bay Packer franchise. He is best regarded for his joy for football, his imposing arm strength and frozen tundra heroics. The ironman had started a record 297 consecutive regular season and playoff games. Brett Favre finished his NFL career as first in passing completions (6,300) with 71,838 yards and 508 touchdowns. He was awarded as the one Super Bowl chip and AP NFL MVP three times in his career.
Favre is undoubtedly blessed with the strongest arm in the history of NFL. His tendency to ditch the playbook and improvise, often embarrass the gaffes. Brett Favre will remain much beloved in Wisconsin.
Tom Brady is one of the best NFL quarterbacks of all time. The sixth-round draft has already appeared in 5 Super Bowl Championships-winning three of them. The generation’s winner Tom Brady earns tens of millions of dollars annually, nabbing three Super Bowl titles by playing pitch and catch with the teammates like Troy Brown, Kevin Faulk, David Patten, Bethel Johnson and Deion Branch.
Brady has carried the New England Patriots offensive rosters to a new level. The New England signed Wes Welker, Randy Moss and Donte Stallworth in 2007 in order to reload at wide receiver for yet another NFL Super Bowl run. Tom Brady finished the season with a 69% completion with 4,806 yards and a record 50 touchdowns.
Dan Marino is regarded as the greatest pure passer in the history of NFL. He grabs the no. 3 spot in the list of top 10 best NFL quarterbacks of all time. With his quick release ability and delivering the ball into the tight quarters with precision, Dan Marino proved himself to be the greatest quarterbacks in NFL. The 2005 American Football Hall of Famers spent his 17-year football career with the Miami Dolphins and upon retirement, he owned every significant passing record for the Dolphins.
The pitchman performed as a virtual stiff behind the center and his quick release rarely took sacks. Dan Marino was sacked only 6 times in 1988, when he dropped back to pass for 606 attempts. In the 1984 season of NFL, Marino threw for 5,084 yards and a total 48 touchdowns.
John Elway is every inch golden boy quarterback in this list. He is the son of college coach Jack Elway and emerged as the top recruit in the nation after finishing his stellar high school career in Southern California. Very soon, he established his name to be one of the most dangerous threat to run or pass and finished his amateur football career atop. He was the most physically gifted athlete at that time. John Elway was widely known with his fourth quarter comeback and a record with 47 drives to tie or win the game.
The 37 aged Elway finally achieved the Super Bowl glory by going vintage Orange Crush. The star loaded Denver Broncos repeated as champions the following season of NFL and John Elway finished his career by winning 2 Super Bowl rings alongside a total of 51,475 yards passing.
Most of the football fans recognize the fact that Joe Montana has thwarted nearly every modern era’s claim to the greatness on the field of football. Montana carried the San Francisco 49ers into 4 Super Bowl Championships, claimed 4 MVP awards and won 4 separate Lombardi trophies. His perfect Big Game legacy is impossible to overtake. He is the no. 1 in our list of top 10 best NFL quarterbacks of all time.
Joe Montana, the legend went on 83 for 122 to pass for 1,142 yards and a record 11 touchdowns against zero interception in four Super Bowl games. At the stage of Big game, he translated into an astronomical 127.8 NFL quarterback rating. In 1979 third-round pick, Montana arrived at a middling San Francisco franchise as a scrawny and left as the forefront of the controls to the greatest offensive dynasty in the history of NFL.
