We recently recognized 50 athletes who shred on the court, field, course, or track as the uncontested alphas of their sport.
To no one's surprise, athletic dominance translates to bucket loads of money.
We ranked the 50 Most Dominant Athletes by how much money they make, using the most up to date salary figures available on Spotrac (save signing bonuses) and endorsement fees found on Forbes' 2013 list of The World's Highest-Paid Athletes.
The top 10 earners rake in a combined $496.9 million, and they sure do know how to treat themselves.
This feature is a part of our Most Dominant Athletes series.
10. Novak Djokovic – $26.5 million
Salary: $12.5 million
Endorsements: $14 million
The No. 2-ranked tennis player, sponsored by Japanese fashion powerhouse Uniqlo, lives in Monte Carlo with his fiancé and pet poodle.
One of his most expensive guilty pleasures is New Zealand-imported manuka honey, part of Djovic's weird diet. There was a rumor that he bought the world's entire supply of donkey cheese, which would have been amazing, but it turned out to not be true.
9. Peyton Manning – $27 million
Salary:$15 million
Endorsements:$12 million
The Broncos quarterback has managed to maintain a private life while also endorsing anything that moves — mostly repping "regular guy" brands, including Papa John's, DirecTV, Oreos, and MasterCard.
When he joined the Broncos in 2012, Manning locked down a $5.1 million estate outside Denver, complete with an elevator, heated floors in the master bathroom, safe room, gun room, AMX computer home manager system, and oversized seven-car heated garage.
8. Carmelo Anthony – $29.7 million
Salary:$21.2 million
Endorsements:$8.5 million
Carmelo Anthony knows he's worth every penny. Back in Denver, he added a 1964 Lincoln Continental to his car collection. Now, thanks to a little side income from Foot Locker, Degree, and Nike, the Knicks star rents a New York City apartment for $29,000 per month.
He and his reality TV star wife, LaLa, are both super stylish. Carmelo's stylist sends him new outfits (down to the socks and underwear) every few weeks.
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