Name What Sports The Top Paid Athletes Play

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00:00Man, it's crazy. This list came out. 2019's highest paid athletes in the world. Gosh, why did I have to be 5'7"?

00:07Man, these guys make some money. That's the only thing that's keeping you? Well, we'll go with that.

00:13Okay. I think it's the most obvious. I think when people look at me, they're like, no chance. It's pretty much the 5'7".

00:18I'm curious, though, because obviously they play different sports. Melanie, how well do you know these athletes?

00:24These are 2019's highest paid athletes. Oh, dear God. Okay. Athlete number one.

00:28And he makes $127 million a year. Okay. His name is Lionel Messi. What sport does he play?

00:36Lionel Messi? Lionel Messi. What sport does he play? Basketball? That is not right.

00:43Kevin, you know. Yeah, he's a soccer player. He plays for Barcelona. He's Argentinian.

00:49Number two is Cristiano Ronaldo. Oh, I know that one. Soccer player. He's so hot.

00:54Plays Juventus in Italy. I didn't know all that.

00:58He only makes $109 million a year. How much? $109 million.

01:02Number three is... I hope I'm pronouncing this right.

01:04God, he just got so much hotter.

01:06Super hot now. $109 million. Okay.

01:09Neymar Jr. Am I saying this right? You are.

01:11Neymar Jr. Number three, what sport does he play?

01:14Football?

01:16It's kind of correct.

01:18It's soccer, but it's not real football.

01:20It's pronounced football in every other country but ours.

01:22Oh, thanks, Kevin, for kind of giving me that.

01:24He plays for PSG in France.

01:26He's Brazilian.

01:27I had no idea he was such a soccer player.

01:29Oh, he knows it all.

01:30I love soccer.

01:30Wow, I did not know this.

01:32Canelo Alvarez is athlete number four.

01:34He makes $94 million a year.

01:36What sport does he play?

01:36Canelo Alvarez.

01:38Yeah.

01:39Off to a great start.

01:40I would say football?

01:43Ah, no.

01:45No, he's a boxer.

01:46Number five, you know this Roger Federer?

01:48What sport does he play?

01:49Oh, tennis.

01:49Yeah, he made $93 million last year.

01:54Wow.

01:54Number six, Russell Wilson.

01:56Come on.

01:56Hey, baby.

01:56I mean, I said boo.

01:58I'm so used to saying that.

01:59You could.

02:00It's early.

02:01I just got called babe.

02:02You could.

02:03Yes, you did.

02:04And not by your wife.

02:05Right.

02:06I'm so used to calling.

02:07I'm so used to saying that to Brian.

02:09Listen, I cannot believe I just said that.

02:10I understand, but I don't make anywhere close to any of these guys.

02:13You don't have to do this.

02:14I was going to say, Mark, you could actually play tennis.

02:19There are some sports that you could do being short.

02:21See, I was saying.

02:23I was trying to be nice.

02:24Athlete number six is Russell Wilson.

02:25What sport does he play?

02:26You know this.

02:28He's football.

02:29Yep.

02:29You probably know his wife.

02:31Yeah, Sierra, right?

02:32Yes.

02:33Sierra.

02:34Number seven is Aaron Rodgers.

02:36How much is.

02:37What does he play?

02:38Football.

02:39Obviously.

02:40$89 million.

02:41Who's he dating?

02:42Packers.

02:44Gosh, who is he?

02:44Oh, he's dating the race car driver.

02:47Yes.

02:47He's dating Danica Patrick.

02:49Yeah.

02:50Yeah, yeah, yeah.

02:51Number eight, LeBron James.

02:52What's he play?

02:53You know this.

02:53Basketball.

02:54LeBron only made $89 million last year.

02:57Only.

02:58Stephen Curry was at number nine.

03:00He made $79 million.

03:01What's he play?

03:01Basketball.

03:02That is correct.

03:03And number 10, Kevin Durant made $64 million.

03:04What's he play?

03:06Football.

03:08No.

03:10I was going to say basketball.

03:11You would have been correct.

03:12But I also almost called you babe this morning.

03:14No, you did call him babe.

03:16My brain is not functioning.

03:18See, maybe the 5'7 thing's not bad.

03:20Maybe some girls are like, whoa, 5'7.

03:22That's not a bad thing.

03:22Oh, my gosh.

03:24You going to be all right?

03:25No.

03:25I feel like I need to go take a shower or something.

03:28I don't know.

03:28Get yourself together.

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