World's Top 10 Best-Paid Athletes

Forget about the fat compensation packages for the CEOs. In the world of sports, there are also many eye catching pay packages for the athletes. Today on Forbes lists the world's best paid athletes. Here are the top 10 according to the amount paid:

1. Tiger Woods - 30 - Golf - $87 million
2. Michael Schumacher - 37 - Auto Racing - $60 million
3. Oscar De La Hoya - 33 - Boxing - $38 million
4. Michael Vick - 25 - Football - $37.5 million
5. Shaquille O'Neal - 34 - Basketball - $33.4 million
6. Michael Jordan - 43 - Bsketball - $33 million
7. David Beckham - 30 - Soccer - $32.5 million
8. Kobe Bryant - 27 - Basketball - $28.8 million
9. Valentino Rossi - 27 - Motorcycling - $28 million
10. Lance Armstrong - 34 - Cycling - $28 million(*)

* In case there's a tie, the younger one will be on the top as the athlet has the potential to earn more in the future.