INSPIRATIONAL CORNER
Quote Of The Quarter
“It is not about how much money you make. The question is,
are you educated enough to KEEP it?” -Shaquille O’Neal
When Shaquille O’Neal was drafted into the NBA, he spent
the first million that he earned within 30 minutes. O’Neal
then received a phone call from his banker, who scolded
him, and told him that he would end up joining the list of
former athletes who ended up broke if the current trend
continued.
O’Neal decided to sharpen up his education on business
and finance. He returned to college, completing his Bachelor’s degree, followed by his M.B.A, and lastly, his Ed.D.
That’s right! You heard it right; he is now Dr. Shaquille
O’Neal.
As of today, Shaq is the joint owner of 155 Five Guys Burgers restaurants, 17 Auntie Annie’s Pretzels restaurants, 150
car washes, 40 24-hour fitness centres, a shopping centre,
a movie theatre, and several Las Vegas nightclubs.
In addition to his business holdings, O’Neal still earns $22
million per year (roughly $423,000 per week) from his endorsement deals with Arizona Creme soda, Icy Hot, Gold
Bond, Buick, Zales, and at least a half dozen additional corporate sponsors. He is also a studio analyst for TNT.
In Shaq’s own words, “It is not about how much money you
make. The question is, are you educated enough to KEEP
it?”
Source: http://goo.gl/O6us1E
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