Kevin Plank Quotes

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Kevin Plank

Profession : Businessman

Birth : August 13, 1972

You're convincing these big, tough football players to wear what was essentially women's lingerie. There was a little bit of a Jedi mind trick that needed to take place. The product really spoke for itself once guys felt it and touched it.

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Any self-respecting entrepreneur has borrowed money from their mother at some point.

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I wake up in the morning and I think about one brand. I don't have enough time to wake up twice and think about two.

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It's key to become 'famous' for one thing first, and that will give you the credibility to go into other areas once your ready... which generally means a long time and a lot of perfecting!

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Employees get things done. Partners get things done done. But owners get things done done done.

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People like being on winning teams.

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When you're winning, you're creating a dynasty.

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In getting Under Armour started, like any business, I think, number one, you need a great idea.

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The markets are efficient over time.

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Leadership is... to make sure you never limit the idea or opportunity.

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Data is the new oil.

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The companies that do well are the companies that use math.

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Maryland is one of the greatest schools that we have in this country.

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I don't want to be characterized as the big booster guy.

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We want to shine a light on this great city of Baltimore. I can tell you, I love this city.

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Great companies have to manage the cadence of what they do.

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If I had been out in the industry instead of being a college kid who had an idea for another T-shirt, I would have been too scared to do anything.

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I don't like my competition. At all.

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I didn't like the way a wet cotton T-shirt felt under my equipment. There had to be something better.

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The world cannot continue to build larger health care systems where you just sit around and wait for people to get sick.

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