To all putting Money in the Equation, I would say,Yes it is important but you only get rich once you earn big,and brightest example of this is my joint Fav Queen the 2019 World Champion PV Sindhu.
She has become the only female Badminton player ever on the planet who have appeared twice consecutive on Forbes Magazine and is anticipated to break into top 10 this year again and make her third consecutive appearance as the Only and Richest Female badminton athlete on planet.
But have you wondered how did she manage to get so rich even so much that her best friend and my joint fav Queen Olympic and Thrice World Champion Carolina Marin stated that Sindhu has earned way much more winning the Silver than she did by winning the Gold after the Olympics..So here is my answer to that.
You See Sindhu has been winning at biggest stages since she was a teen remember Ratchanok being 18 and won the World Tittle..Sindhu was at that same podium with a bronze even before her much hyped compatriot and Olympic Bronze Medalist hadnt won any Worlds Medal.
When she won bronze at Worlds 2013 she was rewarded big, then she won again at 2014,She was rewarded huge money and cheques again then for 15 she couldnt go past Quarters so only that year she didnt get a major medal after that till 2019 she always stood at the Biggest podiums.
Now Came 2016,She was 9 in rankings and yet stood at the biggest sporting podium with her flag high even though she lost a hard fought three set match but being first indian to play at the finals made her the darling of a billion people and that was the main medal that skyrocketed her Millions to MULTI MILLIONS and then properties and cars and all of that came.
Then after two WC Silvers she did get huge amount of money and cars and acres of land and flats and stuff but people wanted her to win that Big Gold of the year and So
In 2019 When she did win the Biggest Gold of the year which she was waiting for the flow of millions started again and this time addition to more land for badminton academey in two three cities for her and a few more luxury Cars to her already 20-30 Luxury ones and obviously her net worth even surpassing some of the male world no.1s which is estimated to be over $xxx USD (inclusive of Properties,Cars,Endorsements,Prize money and all of it )
Now If she wins at Tokyo I mean if its Gold then I got no words it will be just massive but even if she wins a silver or bronze it will still be huge because this will be her consecutive Olympic medal and even if she doesnt she has so much of it that its a wonderful world for her as she has a job as a Deputy Collector which she wishes to continue to serve her country.
So Yeah Money does matter but It only comes if your As Consistent as PV Sindhu at the Biggest tournament of the year.
2013 WC Bronze
2014 WC Bronze
2015 ------------------
2016 OG Silver
2017 WC Silver
2018 WC Silver
2019 WC Gold
Not counting her ( WORLD TOUR TITTLE and Silver )