11. Kevin Plank
You probably wear some cool Under Armour gear for #LegDay and #WorkoutWednesday. But, do you know the story about what it took to get that brand on your gym gear? If not, you’re about to. Kevin Plankused up his $16,000 life savings to launch Under Armour in 1996. Soon after, he found himself with $3,500 to his name but $6,000 in bills.
For some reason, he thought it was a brilliant idea to take all of his money out and go gambling. He lost everything. On his way back home, he couldn’t even afford the two-dollar toll booth. Luckily, he received a large enough check from the Georgia Institute of Technology to cover his bills. And things just kept going upwards from there—he now has a net worth of about $3 billion.
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