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Highest Paid Athletes 25 and Under  
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Are athletes really in it for the glory of the game anymore? Business Week compiled a list of the highest paid athletes from a variety of sports, all of whom are still under 25. Needless to say, the results were surprising.

1.	Joe Johnson- Shooting guard, Atlanta Hawks Age: 25 Salary: $12.7 million (2006-2007 season)
2.	Zach Randolph- Power forward, Portland Trailblazers Age: 25 Salary: $12 million (2006-2007 season)
3.	Carlos Boozer- Power forward, Utah Jazz Age: 25 Salary: $11.6 million (2006-2007 season)
4.	Vince Young- Quarterback, Tennessee Titans Age: 23 Salary: $9.7 million (2006 season)
5.	Reggie Bush- Running back, New Orleans Saints Age: 22 Salary: $9 million (2006 season)
6.	Mario Williams- Defensive end, Houston Texans Age: 22 Salary: $9 million (2006 season)
7.	Roger Federer (tennis)- Age: 25 Salary: $8.3 million (2006)
8.	Justine Henin (tennis)- Age: 24 Salary: $4.2 million (2006)
9.	Maria Sharapova- Age: 20 Salary: $3.8 million (2006)
10.	Cristiano Ronaldo- Striker, Manchester United Age: 22 Salary: $12.4 million (2006)
11.	Wayne Rooney- Striker, Manchester United Age: 21 Salary: $11.7 million (2007)
12.	Landon Donovan- Midfielder, Los Angeles Galaxy Age: 25 Salary: $900,000 (2006)
13.	Fernando Alonso- Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Age: 25 Salary: $20.4 million (2007)
14.	Lewis Hamilton- Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Age: 22 Salary: $2.8 million (2007)
15.	Heikki Kovalainen- Renault F1 Age: 25 Salary: $2.8 million (2007)
16.	Carlos Zambrano- Starting pitcher, Chicago Cubs Age: 25 Salary: $6.7 million (2006)
17.	Dontrelle Willis- Starting pitcher, Florida Marlins Age: 25 Salary: $4.35 million (2006)
18.	Francisco Rodriguez- Relief pitcher, L.A. Angels of Anaheim Age: 25 Salary: $3.8 million (2006)
19.	Kyle Busch- Hendrick Motorsports Age: 21 Salary: $4.8 million (2006)
20.	Brian Vickers- Team Red Bull Age: 23 Salary: $3.9 million (2006)
21.	Reed Sorenson- Chip Ganassi Racing Age: 21 Salary: $3.5 million (2006)
22.	Lorena Ochoa- LPGA Tour Age: 25 Salary: $2.6 million (2006)
23.	Camilo Villegas- PGA Tour Age: 25 Salary: $1.8 million (2006)
24.	Julieta Granada- LPGA Tour Age: 20 Salary: $1.6 million (2006)
25.	Ilya Kovalchuk- Left Wing, Atlanta Thrashers Age: 24 Salary: $5 million (2007)
26.	Rick DiPietro- Goaltender, New York Islanders Age: 25 Salary: $4.5 million
27.	Eric Staal- Center, Carolina Hurricanes Age: 22 Salary: $4 million (2007)

Lister: diperniac
Source: Business Week

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