why is the greatest olympian who ever lived so poor?
weed isn't free
weed lmao
dude
Because it's swimming
>>68569862
Why do a ton of swimmers look like they have a disability? Is it the years of chlorine exposure?
His only income is advertisement contracts
>>68569862
Because swimming pays nothing
Ian Thorpe is a destitute homo now
>>68569862
>swimming
he would be a lot richer if he was the greatest in a relevant sport
55 mil is poor for a swimmer???
>>68569862
>$55m
>poor
Post your bank account
>>68569862
because swimming doesn't pay a lot compared to other sports
your only hope in irrelevant sports is to become the absolute best so people at least know your name and then get corporate endorsements. Otherwise you make a good living but that's it
Because not everyone is a nigger and in the sport for money.
DUDE
>>68570817
Keep dreaming buddy. Unless you are watching your 5th tier team where they pay the players peanuts, then they are clearly playing for money.
>>68570153
It's beneficial to be deformed. Phelps has short legs and enormous torso, arms, hands and feet.
The dude swims in a pool for a bit of a laugh and has $55m not too shabby
>>68569862
>most decorated olympian of all time
>55 mili in the bank
>dudeweedlmao
i wish i was this poor teebeeaych
>the greatest olympian ever
>only has the most medals because there are 68 slightly varying disciplines of swimming
Much richer than I expected. I couldn't name one o his sponsors and there's no money in swimming.
>>68569862
>tfw 55 million dollar net worth is the poor cut-off
Rough desu
>>68571293
Speedo
>>68569862
m8 it's in American dollars not your mickey mouse currency.
Because people only care about swimming once every 4 years
>>68571293
They don't have subway in Italy, mate?
>55 million
>poor
Ok
>>68571525
Lmfao poorfag detected
> thinking michael phelps pays for his weed
>>68571449
A FUCKING LEAF
>>68571459
This
The marketing potential of Olympic athletes isn't as great as you'd think.
he's not the greatest athlete. swimming medals only count 25%
