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Like all entertainment, there is a power law distribution to income. If you're, say, the 20th best in the world in a solo sport you probably do ok but earn orde
by noelwelsh 11y ago
Like all entertainment, there is a power law distribution to income. If you're, say, the 20th best in the world in a solo sport you probably do ok but earn orders of magnitude less than the best player. It makes better financial sense to participate in team sports if you can, for this reason. Or just get a job in something like tech where the distribution is much more equitable.
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- wehadfun 11y agoYou would probably have to be well below 20th in the world for tech would make more financial since.
- Epenthesis 11y agoThe 20th most successful technologist is probably a billionaire. The 20th most successful professional athlete isn't.
- TylerE 11y agoIt's not THAT far off though. This like has A-Rod at #20, at a cool $300 million. http://www.celebritynetworth.com/list/top-50-richest-athletes/ http://www.celebritynetworth.com/list/top-50-richest-athlete...
- Retric 11y agoMost of those are not professional athletes, a few where business men who got seed money or connections from sports. But also an Actor, Coach, Announcer, Commissioner, etc. I mean there are a lot of billionaires who used to be cooks, but that's not how they became billionaires.