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00:00Man, it's crazy. This list came out. 2019's highest paid athletes in the world. Gosh, why did I have to be 5'7"?
00:07Man, these guys make some money. That's the only thing that's keeping you? Well, we'll go with that.
00:13Okay. I think it's the most obvious. I think when people look at me, they're like, no chance. It's pretty much the 5'7".
00:18I'm curious, though, because obviously they play different sports. Melanie, how well do you know these athletes?
00:24These are 2019's highest paid athletes. Oh, dear God. Okay. Athlete number one.
00:28And he makes $127 million a year. Okay. His name is Lionel Messi. What sport does he play?
00:36Lionel Messi? Lionel Messi. What sport does he play? Basketball? That is not right.
00:43Kevin, you know. Yeah, he's a soccer player. He plays for Barcelona. He's Argentinian.
00:49Number two is Cristiano Ronaldo. Oh, I know that one. Soccer player. He's so hot.
00:54Plays Juventus in Italy. I didn't know all that.
00:58He only makes $109 million a year. How much? $109 million.
01:02Number three is... I hope I'm pronouncing this right.
01:04God, he just got so much hotter.
01:06Super hot now. $109 million. Okay.
01:09Neymar Jr. Am I saying this right? You are.
01:11Neymar Jr. Number three, what sport does he play?
01:14Football?
01:16It's kind of correct.
01:18It's soccer, but it's not real football.
01:20It's pronounced football in every other country but ours.
01:22Oh, thanks, Kevin, for kind of giving me that.
01:24He plays for PSG in France.
01:26He's Brazilian.
01:27I had no idea he was such a soccer player.
01:29Oh, he knows it all.
01:30I love soccer.
01:30Wow, I did not know this.
01:32Canelo Alvarez is athlete number four.
01:34He makes $94 million a year.
01:36What sport does he play?
01:36Canelo Alvarez.
01:38Yeah.
01:39Off to a great start.
01:40I would say football?
01:43Ah, no.
01:45No, he's a boxer.
01:46Number five, you know this Roger Federer?
01:48What sport does he play?
01:49Oh, tennis.
01:49Yeah, he made $93 million last year.
01:54Wow.
01:54Number six, Russell Wilson.
01:56Come on.
01:56Hey, baby.
01:56I mean, I said boo.
01:58I'm so used to saying that.
01:59You could.
02:00It's early.
02:01I just got called babe.
02:02You could.
02:03Yes, you did.
02:04And not by your wife.
02:05Right.
02:06I'm so used to calling.
02:07I'm so used to saying that to Brian.
02:09Listen, I cannot believe I just said that.
02:10I understand, but I don't make anywhere close to any of these guys.
02:13You don't have to do this.
02:14I was going to say, Mark, you could actually play tennis.
02:19There are some sports that you could do being short.
02:21See, I was saying.
02:23I was trying to be nice.
02:24Athlete number six is Russell Wilson.
02:25What sport does he play?
02:26You know this.
02:28He's football.
02:29Yep.
02:29You probably know his wife.
02:31Yeah, Sierra, right?
02:32Yes.
02:33Sierra.
02:34Number seven is Aaron Rodgers.
02:36How much is.
02:37What does he play?
02:38Football.
02:39Obviously.
02:40$89 million.
02:41Who's he dating?
02:42Packers.
02:44Gosh, who is he?
02:44Oh, he's dating the race car driver.
02:47Yes.
02:47He's dating Danica Patrick.
02:49Yeah.
02:50Yeah, yeah, yeah.
02:51Number eight, LeBron James.
02:52What's he play?
02:53You know this.
02:53Basketball.
02:54LeBron only made $89 million last year.
02:57Only.
02:58Stephen Curry was at number nine.
03:00He made $79 million.
03:01What's he play?
03:01Basketball.
03:02That is correct.
03:03And number 10, Kevin Durant made $64 million.
03:04What's he play?
03:06Football.
03:08No.
03:08No.
03:10I was going to say basketball.
03:11You would have been correct.
03:12But I also almost called you babe this morning.
03:14No, you did call him babe.
03:16My brain is not functioning.
03:18See, maybe the 5'7 thing's not bad.
03:20Maybe some girls are like, whoa, 5'7.
03:22That's not a bad thing.
03:22Oh, my gosh.
03:24You going to be all right?
03:25No.
03:25I feel like I need to go take a shower or something.
03:28I don't know.
03:28Get yourself together.