This article was originally published on Natureworldtoday.com
A lot of kids dream of growing up to become professional athletes. The love of sport has something to do with it, I’m sure, but let’s be real: the possibility of making a staggering amount of money is a big inducement for most people. Between salaries, prize money, and endorsement deals, athletes can a mass astonishingly big net worths. do you want to see what we mean? We’ve gathered together a list of professional athletes with net worth that will make your jaw drop. Read on to see what you could have accomplished if only you’d applied yourself a little more in gym class.
#1: Caitlyn Jenner
The next athlete on our list is Caitlyn Jenner, with a net worth of 100 million USD. Before coming out as a trans woman, Jenner played college football and eventually switched to the decathlon and won the men’s decathlon event at the Olympics in the summer of 1976.
If you know anything about her family, though, you won’t be surprised to learn about her wealth: her children include Kendall and Kylie Jenner, and her stepchildren include Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe Kardashian—all of whom are now famous for being… Well, rich and famous.