Being a famous professional athlete has become more about the lifestyle than the sport.
These athletes earn millions and sure know how to spend it.
From super-fast cars and luxury yachts, to homes and private jets, these sports legends
are living the life of the rich and famous.
Ready to see how these elite millionaires spend their hard-earned cash?
Let’s get it on!
CRISTIANO RONALDO Cristiano Ronaldo is the 2nd highest paid
athlete in the world and with a net worth of over $450 million dollars, this Portuguese
superstar has money to burn.
So what do you buy with almost half a billion dollars?
The 35-year-old Portuguese footballer has a soft spot for cars and has accumulated a
garage full of supercars – each worth more than most people’s house!
Ronaldo owns a Maserati, a Ferrari, a $300,000 dollar Lamborghini Aventador, a Bugatti Veyron
as well as a $360,000 dollar Rolls Royce Phantom.
He’s also a fan of high-end real estate with a choice between a $6.2 million dollar
villa in La Finca Madrid or his $18.5 million dollar apartment in Manhattan’s Trump Tower.
Ronaldo is cool both on and off the field thanks to a $50,000 cryochamber installed
in his home.
Out and about, Cristiano was spotted wearing the most expensive watch Rolex has ever made
to a conference in Dubai.
The one-of-a-kind timepiece is worth an insane $500,000!
But what’s the most insane thing Ronaldo has spent money on?
How about a $30,000 dollar wax statue of himself that he keeps at home.
He also pays a hair stylist to visit the original wax figure held at Madrid’s Museum of Wax
once a month to make sure the hairstyle is current.
NEYMAR JR Neymar Jr isn’t not only scoring goals in
his professional life but his private life is just as impressive.
The Brazilian wonderkid has been compared to Pelé and some believe he’s even better
than Lionel Messi.
Although this is debatable, Neymar is now one of the highest paid footballers in the
world.
If you think he’s humble and happy with simple pleasures, think again.
Neymar likes the finer things in life and that usually comes with a price tag to match.
While the average Joe might splurge on themselves once a month with some fresh kicks or a plane
ticket overseas, Neymar once dropped $23,700 on shoes in one day.
In fact, crazy single splurges are Neymar’s speciality, also casually spending $235,000
on Gaga Milano watches in a single shopping session.
When it comes to cruising the streets, Neymar has a few expensive cars to choose from.
Open the garage and you’ll find an Audi RS-7, Maserati MC12 and a Porsche Panamera
just to name a few.
And you’re not rich unless you have a yacht, an $8 million dollar yacht to be exact.
But when he’s bored of the roads or the open waters, Neymar can hitch a ride on his
very own private jet.
LIONEL MESSI Lionel Messi is making money on and off the
field.
One of the highest paid sports stars in the world, Messi is worth a whopping $400 million
dollars!
With that fortune he splurged money on a Ferrari F430 Spider, a Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale
and an Audi R8 Spyder.
Messi is also rumoured to have bought the most expensive car ever.
A 1957 Ferrari 335 Sport Spider Scaglietti cost the Barcelona forward an eye-watering
$37 million dollars at auction.
His total car collection is impossible to tally as he’s always adding to the garage.
But cars aren’t the only thing that Messi likes to splurge on.
He owns a mansion just 16 miles outside of Barcelona in the town of Castelldefels.
It has a view of the Catalan mountains and easy access to a nearby beach.
The mansion’s modern aesthetic and panoramic windows make it a prime piece of real estate.
Of course, the property does include a football pitch just in case the mood to practice strikes
him.
Moreover, Messi is a very private person and rarely makes the news for anything other than
football.
But things did get messy for Messi a few years back when he was charged for tax evasion.
He had to pay a $288,000 dollar fine to Spain instead of going to jail, but for Messi that’s
just small change!
FLOYD MAYWEATHER Floyd Mayweather is the unapologetic, undefeated
world champion boxer currently running rings around both his opposition and his bank accounts.
With over $285 million dollars under his champion belt, it’s easy to see why he has no problem
spending up big on jets, cars, clothes and casinos.
Mayweather loves to flaunt his flashy purchases on social media, especially to his 24.1 million
Instagram followers.
Notorious for his exorbitant spending sprees and reckless financial behaviour, Mayweather
reportedly spends up to $75 million a year.
In one bizarre Instagram post Mayweather says when he goes on a 30-day Paycation he takes
30 different watches.
He then proceeds to open 2 silver briefcases and dazzle the camera with thirty diamond-encrusted
watches!
But if that wasn’t impressive enough, Mayweather then brings out the most spectacular watch
we’ve ever seen with a price tag of 18 million dollars!
And just to remind us how poor the rest of us are, Floyd closes with his tag line, Money
May...
All the way, and throws $50,000 dollars in cold hard cash on the bed.
CONNOR McGREGOR Connor McGregor comes from humble beginnings
but all of that’s in the past now that the enigmatic Irish fighter is worth over $99
million dollars.
In the UFC ring, his 22-4 record is impressive.
Even more so when you consider he’s fought in three different weight categories and won
titles in both of them!
Although he’s not set foot in the UFC ring since 2016, he’s still bringing in the cash
through sponsorship and ambassador deals.
The cocky Irishman owns a fleet of luxury cars including 3 limited edition Lamborghinis,
a custom Rolls-Royce Ghost worth more than $300,000 dollars, a Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead
Coupe valued at $500,000, a BMW and multiple Range Rovers.
But it doesn’t stop there.
The outspoken fighter spends thousands on 3-piece designer suits that he wears before
and after every fight.
And as the luck of the Irish would have it, McGregor also owns not one but two private
jets.
You know, just in case one is getting washed.
LEWIS HAMILTON Lewis Hamilton has said in his own words he
was born to race and win, and his life so far proves exactly that.
The incredibly talented Formula 1 driver has 6 world championships under his belt, second
only to Michael Schumacher’s 7.
With an annual salary of $54 million and an estimated net worth of around $285 million,
Hamilton enjoys the glitz, glamour and perks that come with his playboy lifestyle You’d
think with racing being his day job, Lewis would get bored of cars.
Quite the opposite.
Hamilton is the proud owner of a custom, one-of-a-kind supercar created by Pagani.
The Zonda 760 LH, with the LH standing for Lewis Hamilton and the 760 referring to the
insane amount of horsepower this supercar delivers.
Hamilton is also one of the few people in the world who has a Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta!
For a while, the championship driver also owned a $20 million-dollar bright red, Bombardier
605 private jet but sold it after wanting to adopt a greener lifestyle.
And just like any rich celebrity, Hamilton also has lavish real estate tucked away around
the globe with multi-million-dollar properties in London, New York City, Grenada and Monaco.
ODELL BECHHAM JR Most people will wear a nice watch to dinner
or as part of a businessman’s suit, but not Odell Beckham Jr.
He spent $2 million dollars on watch and then wore it on the football field!
We guess when you’re 26 years old and making millions you can afford it right?
From the hands to the feet, OBJ only wears custom cleats and is all one of a kind.
Like any other sport star, he has an array of custom cars.
Like this custom orange Rolls Royce to represent Cleveland.
Looking after yourself is expensive, just ask the legendary wide receiver who reportedly
spends over $300,000 on body maintenance - and that’s just during the offseason.
From massages to physiotherapy, cryotherapy to chiropractic care, OBJ makes sure he keeps
in tip-top shape in order to stay in the conversation as the best pass-catcher in the game.
PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG Living a lavish and extravagant lifestyle
is a slight understatement for this Arsenal superstar.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has often attracted as much attention for his expensive cars and
other outlandish purchases as he has for his undoubtedly impressive playing skills.
His famous Lamborghini known as the Batmobile features completely custom interiors, an ultra-shiny
metallic paint finish and his signature “A” with a lightning bolt on the bonnet.
With a slew of other luxury cars, it seems he’s got a taste for the high life with
his own private jet as well!
So what’s Pierre’s real passion for spending cash?
Shoes!
He loves sneakers and being a Nike sponsored athlete helps with the addiction.
But these are no regular sneakers.
The custom Swarovski crystal encrusted Nike Mercurials are worth over $3,500 dollars!
Now that's what I call flashy taste...
LEBRON JAMES LeBron James knows how to make moves on the
basketball court but he also knows how to make money moves too.
Where does most of his $450 million dollar fortune go?
Well he does own a $22 million-dollar Gulfstream G280 jet.
Not to mention the custom cars like the Porches, Ferraris and Rolls Royce Phantoms with TV’s
built into the seats.
But a fair chunk of LeBron’s millions goes into his body maintenance.
He uses cryotherapy, hyperbaric chambers and Norma Tec leg boots to improve and maintain
his physique.
His main home is a $23 million mansion in Los Angeles, right next door to John Travolta
and Jim Carrey but the baller also owns houses in Brentwood and Ohio.
Lebron’s never lonely, with his house apparently staffed with the best personal chefs and trainers
money can buy!
It’s good to be king.