Making connections

Making connections

	Kobe Bryant	Roger Federer	Ryan Lochte	Maria Sharapova	Usain Bolt
Age	33	30	27	25	25
Sport	Basketball	Tennis	Swimming	Tenni	Track and field
Sports titles/ Olympic medals prior to London 2012	Kobe bryant is in his second olympics and he won his first gold medal in 2008 in usa in mens basketball and he won his second gold medla in 2012 in usa in the men;s basketball tournment	On decmber the 14 a head of roger Federer first tennis match was 34 years ago that is when he won his first gold medla at the men’s tennis in londa 2012	Ryan Lochte won his first gold medla in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay	In apirl the 19 in 1987 she won her first gold medal at the age of 10 year’s old and when she  turned 17 she won her second gold medal in 1999 at the age of 24	In the relay usain bolt won a gold medla then on his next race he won aother gold medla
Sponsors	Nike	Nike	Speedo Gatorade, Gillette and Nissan	Nike	Puma
Incomes from Sponsor	Kobe Brtant get 680 milion dollars from his sponsors every 6 weeks	Every year Roger federer get 71 million dollars every year from his sponsor.	Every two year Ryan lochte 50,000 million dollars fron his sponsor.	Maria sharapova gets 295 million dollars every one year.	Usain Bolt he get 10 milion dollars ever 2 week’s for winning gold medlas

Answer these questions!

1. Who is the oldest athlete? Kobe Bryant
2. Who do you think is the most successful athlete (prior to London 2012)?
3. Who appears to have had the most success with sponsors (look at number of sponsors and the amount earned through sponsors)? Roger Federer out of all ten
4. Why do you think sponsorship could motivate someone to cheat in sport? Because they take drugs