Kevin Plank Quotes
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Brands are all about trust. That trust is built in drops and lost in buckets.
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We don't care which products you like, but you should be using UnderArmour.com - which is now MapMyFitness - and having a reason to visit us every day.
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At Under Armour, we've created a very strong culture, a culture that first and foremost is built on people.
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I'm a big advocate of the power of positive thinking, particularly for small businesses.
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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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Great brands are meant to be great aggregators.
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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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I've got a pretty addictive personality.
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Data is the new oil.
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We don't tell a 17-year-old kid that Nike sucks, because the fact of the matter is, Nike doesn't suck. They're actually very good at what they do.
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The sports apparel industry was dominated by the big shoe companies. But there was a void in apparel and I decided to fill it.
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The companies that do well are the companies that use math.
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Randy Edsall is a good, strong, decent man who is working his tail off on behalf of the University of Maryland. And there are more people that want to spend their days burning things down than building it up. At least just stop rooting against him. You know, give the guy a chance.
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Everybody is an expert. But at Under Armour, I want people to control what they can control. Leave the pontificating to everyone else. Leave all that negative talk to everyone else.
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Maryland is one of the greatest schools that we have in this country.
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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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Success doesn't happen quickly. It happens from doing the same thing over and over, becoming great at it, and delivering great value to consumers.
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I'm usually a pretty intense person. Give me an inch, and I'm going to go.
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I've always been a hustler.
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Motivation, passion, and focus have to come from the top.
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People like being on winning teams.
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There is some little boy and some little girl out there, somewhere, who believe that when they put Under Armour on, they can do just a little bit more.
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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.
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I don't believe in flagship retail, because the definition of flagship retail is that it's a marketing expense, and it's going to lose money.