“I was a general business major, which meant that in any business school and particularly at Smith School, which is a very good school, you do a lot of team projects. Well I was the guy who gave the presentations for the team projects.” WellsSchoolGuyTeamProjectsMajorsVery GoodPresentationBusiness SchoolGood School Author:Kevin Plank
“It's a fire, it's a passion to get out and to create and to innovate. And that I've always enjoyed and I've always been very proud of is that the people I've done business with, the people around me have always made money.” PeopleMadeDonePassionFireProudEnjoyed Author:Kevin Plank
“My first real business was bootlegging T-shirts - I was just a dumb kid. You go to a concert and pay $25 for a cotton T-shirt that says 'Rolling Stones,' 'Lollapalooza,' or whatever. On the outside they're 10 or 15 bucks. We were the guys selling them for 10 or 15 bucks.” FirstsRealKidsGuyPayStonesSellingDumbShirtsConcertsRollingT ShirtBucksCottonRolling StonesBootlegging Author:Kevin Plank
“My love of horses began in College Park, with me and 10 friends on two couches and a keg of beer in the back of a truck, heading to Pimlico at 6 A.M. to mark our place in the middle of the Preakness infield, where we never saw a horse run.” TwoRunningSawsMiddleCollegeHorseMarkBeerParksTruckCouchesHeadingsKegs Author:Kevin Plank
“All we're trying to do is change how people think about fitness. And build Under Armour into the biggest brand in the entire land.” PeopleThinkingTryingLandBrandsArmourUnder Armour Author:Kevin Plank
“Any self-respecting entrepreneur has borrowed money from their mother at some point.” SelfMotherEntrepreneurBorrowedBorrowed Money Author:Kevin Plank
“The sports apparel industry was dominated by the big shoe companies. But there was a void in apparel and I decided to fill it.” BigsSportsCompanyIndustryDecidedShoesVoidApparelBig Shoes Author:Kevin Plank
“As foreign as it would be for you to go running in regular shoes, I want it to be just as foreign for you not to work out in your Under Armour.” WantWould BeRunningShoesWork OutArmourUnder Armour Author:Kevin Plank
“We need to stop making wide-body seats on airplanes, stop accommodating that, because it's not healthy.” NeedsBodyHealthyWideSeatsAirplane Author:Kevin Plank
“When you see most companies get big, they want to shout about all they've done. But the consumer wants to know: 'What have you done for me lately?'” KnowsWantDoneBigsCompanyConsumers Author:Kevin Plank