NBA icons Kobe Bryant and LeBron James are third and fourth on the list respectively . World No . 1 golf player Tiger Woods named the world 's highest-paid athlete . The American earned $ 78.1 million in the 12 months up to June 1 , 2013 . Tennis star Roger Federer second on the list after topping the pile in 2012 . TL;DR
World No . 1 golf player Tiger Woods named the world 's highest-paid athlete . The American earned $ 78.1 million in the 12 months up to June 1 , 2013 . Tennis star Roger Federer second on the list after topping the pile in 2012 . TL;DR