Athletes
Terry Porter Net Worth
Terry Porter's Net Worth as of 2024
$1.5 Million
Terry Porter was born on the 8th April 1963, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA, and is a basketball coach and retired player, who is currently coaching the men’s basketball team of the University of Portland. Previously, he coached NBA teams the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks.
Have you ever wondered how rich Terry Porter is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Porter’s net worth is as high as $1.5 million, an amount earned through his successful career in basketball, both as a player and coach, which has been active since the mid- ‘80s.
Terry Porter Net Worth $1.5 Million
Terry grew up in his hometown with his five siblings, who are all older than him. He went to one of Milwaukee’s South Division High Schools, where he played as a basketball forward. Following his matriculation, Terry enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where he continued to play basketball under head coach Dick Bennett, sharing the court with future basketball player and coach Brad Soderberg.
During his college career, Terry posted some good numbers, which brought him into the Olympic Team trials in 1984, next to Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Wayman Tisdale and Steve Alford among others. However, he didn’t get into the first squad, as the team already had such guards as Alvin Robertson, Leon Wood, and Michael Jordan. After his short stint with the Olympic team, Terry brought himself to the attention of NBA scouts, and after his senior year season in which he averaged over 19 points and four assists per game, he was called up for the National Association of Basketball Coaches-Valvoline All-America Game.
His professional career started in 1985 following that year’s NBA Draft, in which he was selected as the 24th pick by the Portland Trailblazers. He played for the Blazers until 1995, and still holds the record for most assists with 5,319. He had his best season in 1992-1993, in which he averaged 18.2 points, 5.2 assists, and 3.1 rebounds per game in 81 starts.
After he became a free agent in 1995, he joined the Minnesota Timberwolves, however, his numbers were nowhere near the ones he had in Portland. Nevertheless, he still contributed to the teams pursuit for the NBA playoffs in 1996-1997 season.
Before his retirement in 2002, Terry spent a season in Miami and three years as a member of the San Antonio Spurs.
During his career, Terry played in two All-Star games, in 1991, and 1993, while his No. 30 is retired by the Portland Trailblazers. Also, he won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award in 1993, for his contribution to the community.
Immediately after retirement, he ventured into coaching, becoming the assistant coach at the Sacramento Kings. However, in 2003 he became the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks and served in position until 2005, when he was let go after failing to secure a play-off berth.
He then joined the Detroit Pistons as an assistant coach, and after successful results, he was recruited by the Phoenix Suns in 2008 as their head coach to replace Mike D’Antoni.
In the first 51 games with the Suns, Porter posted a record of 28 wins and 23 lost games, but the Suns officials decided to fire him, as the team was in ninth place in the Western Conference.
Terry stayed in the NBA until 2016, serving as assistant coach to Rick Adelman at the Minnesota Timberwolves, and also served as his replacement following Adelman’s family issues.
In 2016, he became the head coach of the men’s basketball team of the University of Portland, which has also added to his wealth.
Regarding his personal life, Terry is married to Susan, with whom he has three children.
Terry is a well-known philanthropist; he started the Milwaukee Scholars Fund, through which he provides scholarships to minority students in Milwaukee, and has also been devoted to the Boys and Girls Club organization, and is a part of the organization’s Hall of Fame.
Athletes
Tiger Woods Net Worth
Eldrick Tont “Tiger” Woods was born on 30 December 1975 in Cypress, California USA, of part-Chinese, and African- and Native- American (father) and Thai (mother) descent. He is one of the the world’s highest earning sportsmen, a professional golfer who was ranked number one in the world for a total of 545 weeks between in 1997 and 2010, and then for another 60 weeks in 2013-14, the most of any golfer, and during which period he won 119 tournaments on the PGA and European tours.
So just how rich is Tiger Woods? Regardless of the fact that Woods’ divorce from ex-wife Elin Nordegren (former Swedish model), cost him $100 million dollars – including $54.5 million in mortgage payment finalised in January 2016 – authoritative sources estimate that Tiger’s net worth is now still over $770 million, accumulated from golf prize money of around $160 million, and the rest from endorsements during a 20 year career, totalling overall more than $1.3 billion.
Tiger Woods Net Worth $770 Million
Encouraged by his father Earl, Tiger became a child golfing prodigy, already at the age of 3 putting against comedian Bob Hope. He was called on TV shows and published in Golf Digest magazine. He won age group events around the world from the age of eight, and being a 15 year-old teenager he became the youngest US Junior Amateur champion. He was educated at Western High School, Anaheim, but golf was his priority, and at 20 (1996), he became the first in golf history to win three consecutive US Amateur titles, while (apparently) studying at Stanford University.
Tiger then turned professional, and immediately signed multi-million dollar contracts with famous companies such as Nike and Titleist. Next year Woods won his first ‘major’, the US Masters, and achieved number one world ranking, the youngest and the fastest to get to that position. The list of his winnings is endless and achievements too many to mention, but apart from aforementioned 79 victories in the USA and Europe – only Sam Snead has won more(82) – he has won two Japan Golf Tour events, an Asian Tour event, one PGA Tour of Australasia event, as well as 21 titles as an amateur. Of particular significance is that Tiger has won 14 ‘major’ titles, second only behind Jack Nicklaus(18), which has included the ‘grand slam’ of golf three times. In addition, he had been awarded PGA Player of the year 11 times and the Byron Nelson award eight times. There can be no doubt that Tiger Woods has earned his net worth.
Woods is considered the most successful player of all times, partly because of his winning record, but also because he is the first and the only golfer to have earned more than a billion dollars. This fortune was made not only by playing golf, but also by signing very lucrative contracts with companies such as Rolex, General Motors, American Express, and Gatorade apart from Titleist and Nike, and becoming an ambassador for Gillette. Moreover, the businesses of Tiger Woods Foundation which promotes golf, and Tiger Woods Design which is involved with golf courses development, are also very profitable. The athlete is a published writer with “How I Play Golf” as well, which has brought him steady income from 1.5 million copies sold. He has also written a column for the magazine “Golf Digest’ – presumably both added to his net worth.
Following his very public divorce from Elin Nordegren who he married in 2004 – they divorced in 2010 and have two children – also involving details of infidelity over the years, Tiger Woods dated Olympic Games skiing gold medallist Lindsey Vonn for a couple of years, but apparently no more. He was raised a Buddhist, and professes to still follow the teachings.
Athletes
Roger Federer Net Worth
Roger Federer was born on 8 August 1981, in Basel, Switzerland to Robert and Lynette Federer, the latter’s South African descent entitling Federer to hold both Swiss and South African citizenship. Roger is perceived by many to be the greatest tennis player of all time, and this title could well be deserved both in successes on the court and maintenance at the highest level, plus his sporting personality rarely equalled in professional sportspeople.
So just how rich is Roger Federer? This outstanding professional tennis player is estimated to have a current net worth of $420 million, increasing momentarily as he continues to play most weeks of the year, and annual prize money plus endorsements can approach $100 million.
Roger Federer Net Worth $420 Million
Roger Federer first became interested in tennis when he was still a child. Starting school at six years of age, he quickly became the best tennis player in his age group. Eight years later he became the national age group champion, and was sent to train at the Swiss National Tennis Centre in Ecublens.In 1998 he won the ITF junior singles tournament and became the ITF Champion of the Year. After that his career skyrocketed. As of mid-2015, the Swiss-born athlete holds the record for ranking in the ATP No. 1 position for 237 consecutive weeks (from 2004 to 2008), and in total 302 weeks. The tennis icon has appeared in 25 Grand Slam finals and won seventeen of them. He has broken numerous records playing in these tournaments, including the record for 10 consecutive finals, and has acheived a Grand Slam of titles, plus jointly holding the record of seven Wibledon titles (with Pete Sampras) and five US titles (with Sampras and Jimmy Connors). During his long career, Federer has won over 80 tournaments in total, and it has been reported that he has won more prize money than any other player, although this is difficult to establish as values constantly change in comparison with previous champions.
Roger Federer also earns a great deal of money from his endorsement contracts. He has signed long-term deals with Nike, Rolex, Wilson and Credit Suisse, and recently he decided to collaborate with champagne brand Moet & Chandon. In addition to being one of the best-paid athletes out there, his endorsement contracts are just as impressive, as he receives $40 million every year just from his sponsors! According to Forbes, he holds # 8 place in a list of 100 top-earning celebrities as of 2013. But despite his huge financial success and celebrity status, Roger Federer does not hold back when it comes to helping those in need. In 2003 together with his mother he established the Roger Federer Foundationin order to help disadvantaged people and promote a healthy lifestyle. He was also one of the most active celebrities to participate in organizing charities raising money for the victims of the Indian Ocean earthquake in 2004 and Haiti earthquake in 2010.
He is fluent in Swiss-German, German, French and English languages. Like all men in Switzerland, Federer was supposed to serve in the Swiss army, but in 2003 he was released from this duty because of continuous back pain. Roger Federer, who is often called Maestro, is married to the former professional tennis player Miroslava Vavrinec. They met at the 2000 Sydney Olympics where she was competing as well. Due to a foot injury she retired from professional sports and now manages her husband’s public relations. In 2009 the couple married in Basel , and has two sets of twins – twin boys and twin girls.
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