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Athletes are always in the news for saying and doing ridiculous things.
They also tend to make ridiculous purchases.
Whether it's crazy expensive, or just plain weird, athletes love spending their million dollar paychecks on toys, cars, and... aquarium beds?
Mike Tyson owns two tigers, they cost him $140,000
This is the crazy bed Ochocinco sleeps in..
And Chad again. He bought this semi-truck for $100,000
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Detroit Tiger's Victor Martinez bought Rollz Royce Ghost in February
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Michael Jordan has a private jet with the Air Jordan symbol on it, it cost him $30 million
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Marquis Daniels has a necklace with his head in diamonds on it. It's 2.9 pounds of 14-karat gold
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And another Detroit Tiger, Justin Verlander, bought this $220,000 Ferrari
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It's rumored A-Rod has a statue of himself as a Centaur hanging over his bed
Antonio Garay drives around in this Hello Kitty Smart Car
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Gilbert Arenas has several sharks. He shells out $6,500 a month to care for them
Before Michael Vick headed to jail he put a fish pond in his backyard costing him $85,000
Of course Vick makes the list more than once. He drove himself to prison in a brand new $99,589 Mercedes S-Class that he paid for in full that morning
Arizona Cardinals Darnell Dockett bought a pet alligator...
Reggie Jackson has a collection of at least 100 vintage cars
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Athletes get to buy cool things AND be models
