Re: How big is winning 5M?
Think boxing purses are the only one week/one night/one event prizes that are in the range with the 5 Million bucks. Smarty Jones owners stand to pick up a second 5 million dollar bonus if their horse wins the Belmont after winning the Derby and Preakness (they won one already from the track owners in Arkansas for winning the Derby Prep races down there and winning in Kentucky). Some boxing purses can go to 10 million or so for a Lennox Lewis heavyweight title fight. The biggest season long pay is Alex Rodriguez at about 25 million per year for baseball. Endorsements for say Tiger Woods or LeBron though easily eclipse that. LeBron signed for 90 million with Nike, though that is for like 10 years of "work" hehehe/.
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