Sports are very important in just about each and every country in the world. From the Olympic Games to the Paris-Dakar Rally, there are intense sports events for almost anyone out there. In each and every sport, a couple of outstanding athletes emerge. Whether it is Brett Favre or Michael Schumacher, several athletes have truly shaped the way their sport evolved.
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Whether it is football or NASCAR, some professional athletes have proven to among the best and were paid in accordance with their skills. Thanks to multi-million dollar contracts, these athletes tend to indulge in luxury car shopping. Some of these cars were the quickest-accelerating cars of the last decade.
10 Cristiano Ronaldo
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Soccer may be foreign to many Americans, but it is one of the most practiced sports in the world. Though the game is as exciting as a splinter in your pinky toe, it is a huge business that generates billions of dollars every year. In the last two decades, players such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have conquered the game.
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The Bugatti Chiron is certainly not among the used supercars gearheads would never buy. The Chiron is one of the most complete Bugattis ever made, which is one of the reasons why the Bugatti Chiron is worth $3 million. Cristiano Ronaldo, the forward at the FC Juventus, ended up getting one. The soccer player owns quite a nice car collection.
9 Floyd Mayweather
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Floyd « Money » Mayweather and his TMT posse are well-known in and out of the ring. While Floyd participates in highly lucrative fighting bouts, the 44-year-old featherweight champion also spends a large portion of his free time displaying his lavish lifestyle on social media.
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Floyd Mayweather has been flaunting his wealth on social media in order to generate more income off the boxing ring. In order to keep followers entertained, Mayweather purchased a $4.8 million supercar Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita. The supercar was auctioned off a couple of months later.
8 Shaquille O’Neal
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Shaquille O’Neal traumatized some of the best basketball players when he first joined the NBA back in 1992. His imposing physique combined with his ability to dunk without any effort allowed him to quickly make a name for himself. Though most people tend to focus on his career on and off the court, Shaq is known for being a huge car fan.
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The Vaydor G35 is a very mysterious vehicle. Though the car looks like a high-end Japanese sports car, the G35 is simply a souped-up ’03-’07 Infiniti G35. Though Shaq has enough money to buy a collection of Rolls-Royce Cullinans, he decided to purchase something a lot more unique.
7 Felix Hernandez
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MLB is slowly but surely losing its appeal. Though Cracker Jack and songs such as Take Me Out To The Ball Game are still attracting die-hard baseball fans, NFL and NBA have taken over America’s TV screens. MLB is still alive thanks to the players such as Felix Hernandez. King Felix is a great baseball player, but he is also a huge gearhead.
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This insane Ferrari 458 was built by MC Customs for the former Seattle Mariners’ pitcher King Felix. Hernandez already has a number of decent cars in his garage, including a Rolls-Royce Wraith and a Nissan R35 GTR. This 458 is however the cherry on top. It is unclear how much the body kit cost, but it must require a superstar athlete’s salary.
6 Brandon Marshall
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Brandon Marshall started off his football career as a wide receiver for the Denver Broncos. After playing for the New York Jets, the New Orleans Saints, and the Seattle Seahawks among other teams, Marshall retired after 13 years in the NFL. Marshall is now on Showtime’s Inside The NFL and Fox Sports’ First Things First. While he never won a Super Bowl, Marshall is known for his outstanding achievements and love for fast cars.
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Brandon Marshall decided to wager this 911 GT3. The GT3 comes with a high-revving 4.0L flat-six engine to produce a calming 500 hp. The $130,000 sports car was used as a betting price. Marshall did lose his bet, but it should not hurt much given the fact that Marshall’s salary was about ten times the price of the car.
5 Tendai Mtawarira
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Rugby is quite an intense sport. Unlike football, pads and helmets do not exist. The game is all about speed, strength, and endurance. The Rugby World Cup is the most important event in the sport. Over the decades, superstars such as Jonah Lomu and Sebastien Chabal showed the public that being a tremendous rugby player is a unique skill.
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Tendai Mtawarira might be unkown to you, but he is a superstar in the Rugby scene. Originating from South Africa, Mtawarira helped his team win the world cup in 2019. On top of being a beast on the field, Mtawarira is an avid car fan. This right-handed, supercharged Mustang would have put on a smile on any South African gearhead.
4 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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Zlatan is the number one soccer player people love to hate. He is an outstanding player with a huge ego and a very twisted sense of humor. His antics amuse some people but angers a much larger amount. However, after having played for clubs such FC Barcelona and FC Internazionale Milano, Zlatan does not need to prove anything to anyone.
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Zlatan claims to be a lion. He also claims that lions and humans are obviously different. Lions are superior. Consequently, Zlatan decided to go for the sort of cars most soccer player would never think of: a Ferrari Monza SP2. That is quite an atypical vehicle to drive in the streets of Stockholm.
3 Yoenis Cespedes
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Yoenis Cespedes is a Puerto-Rico native that joined the MLB back in 2012. The outfielder played for several respectable teams, including the Boston Red Sox and the New-York Mets. With a salary of $22.5 million in 2017, it quite understandable that Cespedes developed a taste for the finest things in life.
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Most professional players tend to get loud and fancy cars. Cespedes wanted to have something fast and mean. Not your average supercar. Oh no, Cespedes wanted a flame-throwing Lamborghini Aventador. That is not bad for a baseball player, as they tend to go for more boring vehicles.
2 Lewis Hamilton
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Lewis Hamilton is to Formula 1 what Muhamad Ali and Jack Johnson were to boxing. The 36-year-old prodigy first joined the notorious driving competition with McLaren back in 2007. The same year, Hamilton won its first title. In 2021, Mercedes-Benz agreed to give Hamilton a $55 million yearly salary.
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There are several surprising facts about Pagani and its cars, but one of the most surprising facts is that Lewis Hamilton said his Pagani Zonda was a nightmare to drive. The best Formula 1 driver of the last two decades declared that his multi-million supercar is not the best ride he has ever owned. Hamilton ended up crashing his Pagani in Monte Carlo.
1 Kobe Bryant
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The late Kobe Bryant has taken the Lakers to several play-off finals. He was drafted by the Lakers back in 1996 and never left LA until the day he retired. Duos such as Kobe and Shaq, and later on Kobe and Pau Gasol, have created a chemistry that allowed the Lakers to put on what is known as the Lake Show.
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Kobe was known for being a huge Ferrari fan. He was spotted driving down the freeway in a Ferrari F430 a few years ago. These pictures were taken in Italy, where Kobe really honed in on his basketball skills. Given the status and legacy of Kobe Bryant, Ferrari should have released a car in his name.
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