When an athlete becomes a one - person brand, he or she can make more from
endorsements than the sport he or she is famous for playing.
Not exact matches
The first Olympic Champion on Team USA usually gets the most clips played back over the ensuing two weeks, putting them in a better position for
endorsement deals and longer - term relevance
than anyone on a team
sport or who wins closer to the Closing Ceremonies.
For those players who don't have an NFL future and big
endorsement contracts in their future, they'd still have the option of getting the free education and going on to something other
than sports.
At the Women's
Sports Foundation awards dinner in New York on Oct. 5, Jackie Joyner - Kersee, who has grossed more
than $ 750,000 in
endorsements and stipends in 1992, was honored as amateur sportswoman of the year.