Kevin Plank Quotes
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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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Employees get things done. Partners get things done done. But owners get things done done done.
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In my industry, a shirt and a shoe are still made the exact same way they were 80 years ago.
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Brands are about editing.
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I love Under Armour, and I would like stockholders to know that I am very committed to our company.
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Wipe the tears away, stand up, be a man, run your business, find a way.
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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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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.
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Brand is not a product, that's for sure; it's not one item. It's an idea, it's a theory, it's a meaning, it's how you carry yourself. It's aspirational, it's inspirational.
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Any self-respecting entrepreneur has borrowed money from their mother at some point.
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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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In getting Under Armour started, like any business, I think, number one, you need a great idea. But it's also about who you know.
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I don't have the option of getting fat. I like to try as much of our products as I can. Our sample size is size large, and I can't fit into our samples unless I'm at that size.
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The ability to touch people and literally change lives is incredibly relevant in a consumer-products company.
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Before Under Armour, the only choices you had were to wear a short-sleeved cotton T-shirt in the summer or a long-sleeved cotton T-shirt in the winter. Why not make a better piece of equipment for underneath the shoulder pads?
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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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When you're winning, you're creating a dynasty.
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I love Monopoly. You know why? When I play Monopoly with you, I'm going to buy everything from Baltic Avenue to Marvin Gardens. If you get to my side of the board, you'd better roll boxcars, or you're going to pay rent.
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I don't like my competition. At all.