Tiger Woods is back and at the top of his game.  Tiger Woods, the world's number one golfer, is at the top of Forbes list of highest paid athletes. 

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This isn't the first time Forbes has named Woods as the highest paid athlete, according to CNN.   Woods topped the list from 2001-2012.  Just how much did Woods earn to place his first on the list?  $71.8 million!  To come up with that amount, Forbes added up how much Woods made from endorsements ($65 million) and salary/winnings of $13.1 million.

Tennis player Roger Federer is number two on Forbes list, earning a cool $71.5 million.

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Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant's earnings of $61.9 million place him third on Forbes list.

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Another basketball star, LeBron James, made the top five.  James is the fourth highest paid athlete, according to Forbes, with earnings of $59.8 million.

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Rounding out the top five is football quarterback Drew Brees who earned $51 million.

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Tell me if you think they're worth all that money or are they overpaid?

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