Kevin Plank Quotes

As the years passed, and I was nine, 10, 11 years old, it became obvious I was going to start up a business of some sort.

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.

What interests me is starting businesses on our own, finding ideas that we can support, and simply investing in invention.

Starting a successful company is one of the hardest things anyone does.

Successful entrepreneurship takes complete dedication and careful strategizing along with market analysis. Plus, successful startups provide countless benefits to a healthy economy and consumers in need.

I believe that every business and company takes two years to establish.

I have a business background. I have always wanted to open my own business.

Definitely, starting my own brand would be really exciting.

There's an idealization of being an entrepreneur, but the most important thing is to have a really great idea.

If opening your own business is the dream, then it must start with a Dream - not only to understand what it is that you want to do, but also, how you are going to build something better than the same chaotic environment you just left.

When I was 13, I opened my own business called The Awesome Pretzel Company, and my dad helped me build a pretzel cart.

If you are planning to start a business, and if you want that business to have a hope of succeeding, be sure you are approaching your venture from a true Entrepreneurial Perspective.

I believe that starting any business should be as easy as a 10-year-old starting a lemonade stand.

Entrepreneurs always begin the journey believing that they have the next big idea. They dream of the fame and fortune that awaits them if only they had the funding to pursue it. But the reality is that as the product is built and shared with customers, flaws in their concept are discovered that - if not overcome - will kill the business.

I had this dream of starting a pizza business since college. I came up with the name, menu, and recipes back then.

I told myself the next time I had a good idea, I would bring it to market.

I wish I'd known more about how to build a startup when I was younger.

There's no seminar in the world that will give you multi million-dollar advice on building a business from scratch!

There are some keys to success in the fad business. One is never give up. You need total motivation and the right kind of creativity. You also have to back the right activity. It is a disaster if you back the wrong idea with your energy. You not only lose money, but you take a big social risk.

There are a lot of people building small ideas now. There's an idealization of being an entrepreneur, but the most important thing is to have a really great idea.

As any small business owner knows, starting a business is not glamorous work.

In the movies, you want a good story and characters that are honest, but you are also looking for a good director who can lead the ship. That's how we look at business. Everybody has a great idea for a start-up, and so do their relatives, and they tell me, 'You gotta build it.' I say, 'I have to believe in it.'

I really want to work for myself and build a business from nowhere.

Very few entrepreneurs start their business on the back of market research. Instead, they have tremendous zeitgeist, honed by paying attention to where they are.

When you start a company, it's a singular focus. You have the wind at your back.