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<\/a>dkap, on , said:<\/p>

\nI'm a life-long Jordan fan, so you're excused. But Magic Johnson, Michael Johnson, Marion Jones, and Michael Jackson (for his dance moves!) are all pretty athletically deserving of the initials.
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\nDan
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\nEh...Magic is just Magic. Marion doesn't deserve the time of day, Johnson is whatever and Jackson is the king of pop.","date_added":"Sep 30th 2013, 3:57am","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":{"wally_id":"35","email_settings":"7168","email":"chrisnickinson@gmail.com","address":"chrisnickinson","gender":"m","member_id":"3026","member_name":"Chris Nickinson","avatar_location":"av-3026.jpg","avatar_type":"upload","avatar":"\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/forum\/uploads\/av-3026.jpg"},"can_delete":false,"item_id":180323,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/forum\/uploads\/av-3026.jpg","pb_title":"Chris Nickinson","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=3026","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/chrisnickinson.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"35"},"871433":{"pb_id":"9184","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"871433","comment_id":"871433","member_id":"9184","comment":"I'm a life-long Jordan fan, so you're excused. But Magic Johnson, Michael Johnson, Marion Jones, and Michael Jackson (for his dance moves!) are all pretty athletically deserving of the initials.
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\nDan","date_added":"Sep 29th 2013, 10:39pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":180323,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"members\/avatar\/3295.jpg","pb_title":"dkap","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=9184","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/dkap.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"10044"},"871412":{"pb_id":"3026","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"871412","comment_id":"871412","member_id":"3026","comment":"

<\/a>dkap, on , said:<\/p>

\nYou do realize we were talking about Michael Johnson, not Michael Jordan? The latter would have been an obvious pick if not limiting it to T&F.
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\nDan
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\nJust getting ready for the conversion to BasketBallSpace and BallStat.
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\nBut ugh, really, no posting before coffee for me ever again and banishment for anybody who refers to another athlete other than His Airness as MJ.","date_added":"Sep 29th 2013, 10:02pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":{"wally_id":"35","email_settings":"7168","email":"chrisnickinson@gmail.com","address":"chrisnickinson","gender":"m","member_id":"3026","member_name":"Chris Nickinson","avatar_location":"av-3026.jpg","avatar_type":"upload","avatar":"\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/forum\/uploads\/av-3026.jpg"},"can_delete":false,"item_id":180323,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/forum\/uploads\/av-3026.jpg","pb_title":"Chris Nickinson","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=3026","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/chrisnickinson.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"35"},"871327":{"pb_id":"9184","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"871327","comment_id":"871327","member_id":"9184","comment":"You do realize we were talking about Michael Johnson, not Michael Jordan? The latter would have been an obvious pick if not limiting it to T&F.
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\nDan","date_added":"Sep 29th 2013, 9:05pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":180323,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"members\/avatar\/3295.jpg","pb_title":"dkap","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=9184","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/dkap.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"10044"},"870812":{"pb_id":"3026","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"870812","comment_id":"870812","member_id":"3026","comment":"

<\/a>dkap, on , said:<\/p>

\nIf I remember right, MJ's athlete<\/strong> contract peaked at $1M a year.
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\nI hadn't considered examples like Jenner outside the sport... :)
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\nDan
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\nJordan signed a 1 year, $30 million contract for the 96\/97 season with the Bulls.
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\nhttp:\/\/theshadowleag...-league-history<\/a>
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\nIn 1988, he signed a 7 year, $25 million contract.
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\nhttp:\/\/articles.lati..._1_jordan-signs<\/a>
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\nAs far as what track athletes make for their endorsements...we'll never know because for some reason agents, athletes and brands don't want to talk about it. I've heard that Allyson Felix (and I'd suspect Richards-Ross too) isn't far off but that might be in total dollars and not one single endorsement.
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<\/a>Scott Bush, on , said:<\/p>

\nI would venture to say no way. Who could even come close? I am sure Michael Johnson didn't make anywhere near that with Nike after he retired, same goes for Carl Lewis. Although what do you think Bruce Jenner makes as a "brand ambassador" on E! :)
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\nJordan's original deal with Nike was $500k\/year plus royalties. Forbes now says he's earning $60 million annually from his Nike deal.
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\nhttp:\/\/www.forbes.co...million-a-year\/<\/a>","date_added":"Sep 29th 2013, 3:32pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":{"wally_id":"35","email_settings":"7168","email":"chrisnickinson@gmail.com","address":"chrisnickinson","gender":"m","member_id":"3026","member_name":"Chris Nickinson","avatar_location":"av-3026.jpg","avatar_type":"upload","avatar":"\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/forum\/uploads\/av-3026.jpg"},"can_delete":false,"item_id":180323,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/forum\/uploads\/av-3026.jpg","pb_title":"Chris Nickinson","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=3026","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/chrisnickinson.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"35"},"867786":{"pb_id":"9184","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"867786","comment_id":"867786","member_id":"9184","comment":"If I remember right, MJ's athlete<\/strong> contract peaked at $1M a year.
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\nI hadn't considered examples like Jenner outside the sport... :)
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\nDan","date_added":"Sep 25th 2013, 11:16pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":180323,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"members\/avatar\/3295.jpg","pb_title":"dkap","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=9184","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/dkap.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"10044"},"867783":{"pb_id":"1111","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"867783","comment_id":"867783","member_id":"1111","comment":"

<\/a>dkap, on , said:<\/p>

\nHas anyone in T&F approached the $4M level as a brand ambassador?
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\nDan
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\nI would venture to say no way. Who could even come close? I am sure Michael Johnson didn't make anywhere near that with Nike after he retired, same goes for Carl Lewis. Although what do you think Bruce Jenner makes as a "brand ambassador" on E! :)","date_added":"Sep 25th 2013, 10:54pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":180323,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/forum\/uploads\/av-1111.jpg","pb_title":"Scott Bush","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=1111","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/Scott-Bush.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"624"},"867027":{"pb_id":"9184","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"867027","comment_id":"867027","member_id":"9184","comment":"Has anyone in T&F approached the $4M level as a brand ambassador?
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\nDan","date_added":"Sep 25th 2013, 5:01pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":180323,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"members\/avatar\/3295.jpg","pb_title":"dkap","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=9184","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/dkap.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"10044"}},"last_id":"867027","url":"comments.php?item_type=news&item_id=180323&item_url=profile.php?member_id=51031"}