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Forbes top paid action sport stars

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s.g.
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well,after all i guess there is no money in skiing

http://http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/17/shaun-white-tony-hawk-business-sports_0218_action_sports_slide.html

. Tony Hawk, $12 million (skateboarding)
2. Shaun White, $9 million (skateboarding/snowboarding)
3. Ryan Sheckler, $5 million (skateboarding)
4. Travis Pastrana, $3 million (freestyle motocross/rally)
4. Kelly Slater, $3 million (surfing)
6. Laird Hamilton, $2.5 million (surfing)
7. Paul Rodriguez, $2 million (skateboarding)
8. Danny Kass, $1 million (snowboarding)
8. Dave Mirra, $1 million (BMX)
8. Travis Rice, $1 million (snowboarding)

those are their annual earnings

Sep 8 2009 4:23PM
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lloyd_christmas
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i feel like a couple of those numbers are a bit low.
Sep 8 2009 4:25PM
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14.
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lol
Sep 8 2009 4:26PM
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anxju
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i feel like youre ignorant. those numbers are not surprising to me at all. quite frankly, anyone who thought skiing should even be close to those guys needs to get educated
Sep 8 2009 4:27PM
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J.D.
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Nope. They look about right.
Sep 8 2009 4:27PM
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comeatmebro
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what does him saying those numbers seem low have to do with skiing being on there? i feel like you're retarded.
Sep 8 2009 4:29PM
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anxju
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what does me saying anyone who thought skiing should be up there have to do with what i said about him? i feel like youre retarded AND dont know how to comprehend simple english
Sep 8 2009 4:31PM
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.travis.
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because you said quite frankly which would indicate that your second sentence is in refrence to the first. i feel like you have not yet mastered the language yourself.
Sep 8 2009 4:34PM
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comeatmebro
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first you call him ignorant and then go on to talk about how people who thought skiing should be on there are stupid. sounds like those two were related to me, if not learn to separate them by the use of paragraphs. it's a simple concept really.
Sep 8 2009 4:34PM
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lloyd_christmas
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? the fuck

quite frankly, anyone who thought that i was implying that a skier should be on that list needs to get educated.

felt like hawk might be a little low...he's still making money from sponsors, video games and shit.  kass runs grenade...thought that coulda been a little higher.  pastrana with his show and what not.  some guys like p-rod seem high, too.

..i don't know why i'm even defending myself your comment was obviously a blind stick for no reason.
Sep 8 2009 4:36PM
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Tinga
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who ever knew there was so much money in surfing?
Sep 8 2009 4:38PM
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anxju
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the quite frankly refers to my middle sentence, which was "im not surprised at all." if i was including lloyd xmas in my third sentence, i wouldve used, "everyone," not "anyone," which implies i have not found a subject that i am speaking of yet. you guys really need to learn how to read and write
Sep 8 2009 4:43PM
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s.g.
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well its the oldest of all these sports and all the boarding sports come form surfing
Sep 8 2009 4:44PM
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anxju
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again, you need to learn to read, because i did not think you were implying that skiing should be on that list. learn to read, dumb fuck. and use some common sense

how the fuck is hawk a little low. if anything, its a little high. he makes more than most sports stars and actors, and is way less well known. yeah hes an entrepreneur, but his company isnt THAT big. hell he makes more than most A list actors, who only make probably ~10 mil for a yearlong production

kass runs grenade, but grenade is a tiny tiny company. ONLY people in action sports know what it is

prod seemed a little high to me too, not gonna lie, i didnt know nike paid him so much
Sep 8 2009 4:46PM
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Logey.
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i thought there was a bowler that made like 5 mil a year in competitions haha!?>?!?!

Sep 8 2009 4:47PM
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anxju
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or you could just learn to read. its quite useful later in life. its a simple concept really
Sep 8 2009 4:48PM
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steezee5
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YOU ARE WRONG. SHUT UP.
Sep 8 2009 4:49PM
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lloyd_christmas
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i'm not going to have an petty argument like this with you, all i'm saying is at first glance they seemed slightly low....as in if i were to guess i would have guessed a couple mil higher.  whatever.

and if you honestly don't think your first comment (yes, all three sentences) shouldn't have been interpreted as a dig at me then you're 10X the fool you think i am.  ....you dumb fuck.
Sep 8 2009 4:50PM
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anxju
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do you also not know how to read and write?
Sep 8 2009 4:51PM
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anxju
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well then maybe you should go back to english clas... i used the word anyone, not everyone, and i also preceded the third sentence with my own opinion, which implies that i had moved on from what you said and started talking about what i thought already. i didnt know NS was full of illiterate fools
Sep 8 2009 4:52PM
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ski@jaypeak2
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^You now have 5 posts in this thread and all 5 spread hate.  Now to the OP....

That is kind of shocking that only 10 people in all of action sports made more than a mil last year.  I would think Rob Dyrdek might be somewhere close with the way he tosses money

Sep 8 2009 4:53PM
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erichkuss
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Not suprising at all.

Sep 8 2009 4:56PM
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Rachy
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There isn't as much money in the action sports industry as one would hope.

In regards to companies, unless you are the sole owner of quicksilver (who owns 70% of the market share) you don't make that much money compared to other retailers.

Also it is one of the lowest paid sports industries because the target audience is very specific and no where near as large as golf or baseball.

But think about it, if you looked at it as an hourly wage, to make $1,000,000 a year before taxes is near $500 an hour for a 40 hour work week.
Sep 8 2009 4:57PM
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east_toast
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This doesn't count the tons of free gear, apparel, paid trips,and contest fees that sponsors give them.
Sep 8 2009 4:59PM
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lloyd_christmas
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ehhh.. my english teachers who asked to publish my thesis last year and my 3.5 cumuative gpa beg to differ.  i'm assuming we both go to university (please, hopefully)...  i'm not questioning your dissection of the english language,  just your common sense.  you're a joke, kid.  bye.
Sep 8 2009 4:59PM
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goneforever
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Through interviews with industry experts we estimated 2008 earnings for the top stars in the more traditional action sports like snowboarding, skateboarding, surfing and BMX. We excluded Motocross racing, which straddles the line between action sports and motor sports and top riders like Chad Reed and James Stewart can make as much as $5 million racing around a dirt track.

All of these numbers are estimates and most people would not consider skiing a "traditional action sport." That being said, there isn't much money in action sports.
Sep 8 2009 5:00PM
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danbrown
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Dyrdek? No? Really?
Sep 8 2009 5:04PM
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anxju
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my 2130 on my sats, my 32 on my acts, and my perfect 12/12 on my sat essay beg to differ. your 3.5 gpa constitutes how hard you try, not necessarily how smart you are. i know how to write, i know what words to pick, i know what syntax and diction to use. and by the way, my MULTIPLE model essays in my school are being used for a MODEL for future students, i think, once again, i know how to write
Sep 8 2009 5:05PM
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lloyd_christmas
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[this will be my last response to this insanely dumb argument...apologies to OP]

...continue thread
Sep 8 2009 5:10PM
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yellav
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surfings biiig, way bigger than skiing.
Sep 8 2009 5:12PM
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gordie.
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the rest of the world doesnt need to live up to your super genius

so stop trying to prove to us about how awesome and amazingly smart you are
im sure you are, congrats, but most of us (me included) just do not really care

calm down.
 its the internet for gods sake.
Sep 8 2009 5:12PM
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dboy.
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You are quite cocky.
Sep 8 2009 5:16PM
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fivefootthree
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shut the fuck up thers no need for you to be arguing about wat was said and how he interpreted it not that big of a deal    its about them making a shit load of money and everyone else saying wow thats a lot of money i wish i could do that... end of story
Sep 8 2009 5:21PM
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50in07
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I thought rob dyrdek might have been on there with his show and investments.
Sep 8 2009 5:25PM
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baethoven
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when no one agrees with you just shut up. there's no use in defending yourself.

as for the salaries seems right. i would've thought dyrdek would be on there with his DC and Monster sponsers, and his t.v shows. im probably wrong tho.

Sep 8 2009 5:34PM
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Commonwealth
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HA! Fuck you! You didn't capitalize every sentence, moron.
Sep 8 2009 5:35PM
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baethoven
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fuck i should've finished reading the thread
Sep 8 2009 5:37PM
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Italian.Stallion
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pretty sure he was just kidding...

Sep 8 2009 5:44PM
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AMD_5
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Umm, claim much? Calm the fuck down dude. Arguing over the interwebs is fucking pointless.

Now back to the original topic, id say the numbers look about right give or take 1 mil either way, although Hawk may be making a bit less. i dont think he endorses THAT many products nowadays, but then again, i havent been following skateboarding all that much in recent years.



Sep 8 2009 6:01PM
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TechnoPotamus
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We're all just so in awe of you... No, we're not, shut the fuck up already. You're like the black plague in this fucking thread with your negativity.

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Sep 8 2009 6:13PM
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Shewlur...
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Well this thread blew up fast.
Sep 8 2009 6:16PM
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baethoven
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thank andyju
Sep 8 2009 6:19PM
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Download-My-Apps
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HAHA what you wrote was confusing, they read fine. Its YOU that needs to learn how to write.
Sep 8 2009 6:28PM
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Chickendodo
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I lol'd, because standardized tests are all that matter in this world when defining how intelligent you are, amirite?!
Sep 8 2009 6:28PM
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.Capn.
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That doesn't mean it generates alot of money.
Sep 8 2009 6:35PM
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IRockLizzys
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Clearly people on a text based forum can't read or write... I mean, that has to be the case, right?
Sep 8 2009 6:37PM
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TechnoPotamus
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haha exactly. Good for him and his fucking scores, nobody gives a shit. You could be the smartest person in the world and everybody can still hate you because you're a fucking dick. He's on the same level as asian allen and scott22, it's like they all just enjoy spamming threads with negative shit. Allen doesn't do it that much anymore, but scott22 and andyju seem to just get great pleasure out of acting like they're 12 years old. On second thought, maybe they are.
Sep 8 2009 6:38PM
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Calb3rt
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what a stupid argument
Sep 8 2009 6:40PM
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anxju
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aight, so why is everyone hating on me for claiming my shit? its the lloyd motherfucker who was the first one to claim shit, with his 3.5 gpa and his published theses.... im just backing up my own resume. i didnt start any hate... it was shawn who was the first to call anyone a retard, and the first to drop an f bomb. yeah i spread a ton of hate on this site, but i gotta say in this thread im relatively innocent. howcome no one else is hating on the lloyd douchebag for claiming?
Sep 8 2009 6:46PM
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Ben.
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im suprised prod isnt higher. and im surprised rob dyrdek isnt on there, he plays a huge part in DC, hes got whatever the fuck his clothing company is called, an mtv show, and i believe hes part owner of AWS as well
Sep 8 2009 7:01PM
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baethoven
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rouge clothing or something like that
Sep 8 2009 7:09PM
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