SELECT salary FROM salary WHERE YEAR  =  2001 ORDER BY salary DESC LIMIT 3;
How much salary did the top 3 well-paid players get in 2001?
SELECT salary FROM salary WHERE YEAR = 2001 ORDER BY salary DESC LIMIT 3 ;
select salary from salary where year = value order by salary desc limit value
How much salary did the top 3 well-paid players get in 2001 ?