The making of a billionaire athlete
How did four sportspeople make it to the 10 figure club?
Business Daily · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Only four sportspeople have turned success on the field to success in business, making it to the 10 figure club.
Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Lebron James and Magic Johnson, the last to join in October 2023, according to the wealth-tracking business magazine, Forbes.
Matt Lines finds out the secrets behind the fortunes of these four athletes and who could be joining the list in future.
(Picture: L-R: Tiger Woods. Credit: Reinhold Matay/USA Today Sports. Magic Johnson. Credit: Allison Dinner/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock. Lebron James. Credit: Dale Zanine/USA Today Sports. Michael Jordan. Credit: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images)
Presenter/producer: Matt Lines