Shark tank originally premiered on August 9, 2009. There were quite a bit of sharks that were involved with this show. One of them being the great Mark Cuban. He is a businessman, an investor, a philanthropist and author. He also happens to own the NBA Dallas Mavericks. Now with that being stated, how much do you really know Mark Cuban? What’s behind the money and fame? Well that’s what we’re here to find out. Now very few know the origins of this billionaire, and many wonder how he got to where he was. Born July 31st, 1958 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania into a middle class family where his father worked in a car upholstery shop and his grandfather made money by selling things out of his truck, Mark Cuban decided to follow in his grandfather’s …show more content…
He not only invested money to get where he is at, but he invested a lot of his time. He read this book and made plenty of sacrifices. He drove a 200 dollar vehicle with a hole in the floor just to save money. He had five roommates and only ate macaroni and cheese to avoid unnecessary expenses. It wasn’t an easy thing for him to do but with self discipline the book taught him he was able to save money and use it wisely. …show more content…
Jude Children's Research Hospital and The Humane Society. Thats seven charities that he supports along with many other causes he tries to help with.(3) Mark Cuban has not only been successful in his business ventures but has also been able to settle down with his long time girlfriend Tiffany stewart. He married her in 2002 and soon after gave life to three children. Their names being Alexis( 2003) , Alyssa(2006) , and Jake(2010). They all currently live somewhere in the Dallas Texas area.(1) The shark tank had a very humble beginning. He worked hard in all he did. He attended Pittsburgh High school and ended up taking psychology classes at the University of Pittsburgh his junior year to assist him in wanting to be an entrepreneur and understanding people better. He then skipped his senior year to continue his college education. After his Freshman year at Pittsburgh University he transferred to the University of Indiana.(1) Mark Cuban has definitely earned his billions with all his hard work but that doesn’t mean he didn’t hit a few bumps in the road along the way. He wasn’t necessarily good at anything besides being an entrepreneur. He had no trade to fall back on no matter
The Nolan family have an old tin-can bank that they keep in a closet in their house. Katie was told to have this bank to accumulate money to buy land so she could pass it on to her children. They put as much in as they can afford every day, and it slowly accumulates little by little. This book shows that, a penny saved, is a penny earned. And that every little bit counts. It makes you realize that money is not everything.
King was involved with the American Cancer Society, he also provided scholarships for local high school students, and contributed to numerous other local and national charities.
Inc. These accomplishments, however, have not made him a non-caring person, but one filled with compassion for others. He has given much by being very involved in organizations to better help the public at large. Some of these programs help feed the elderly, children’s diabetes, and many cancer foundations around the world.
Ken Griffey Jr., Barry Bonds, Ozzie Smith, and Tony Gwynn; What do they all have in common? They are all some of the most famous African-American baseball players to ever play in the Major Leagues. One man, though, made it possible for all of them to play in the Major Leagues. That man’s name is Jackie Robinson. Although Jackie Robinson faced many adversities throughout his lifetime, he persevered and became the first African-American in Major League Baseball, breaking the color barrier and changing the world of baseball forever.
Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. When Michael was still a toddler he and his family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina. Michael was the fourth of five children. He had two older brothers, James Jr. and Larry, one older sister, Deloris, and one younger sister, Roslyn. Michael’s dad, James Sr. Jordan, worked for General Electric, and Michael’s mother, Deloris Jordan, who worked at The United Carolina Bank as the head teller. Michael always wanted to be a professional athlete. Once when he was nine years old he watched the United States lose to Russia in the Olympic Games in Basketball. He then told his mom that he would win a gold medal in Basketball at Olympic Games. When Michael was twelve he pitched two no hitters in the Wilmington, North Carolina Little League. His little league team went on and almost made it to the Little League World Series.
Miley has donated large portions of her wealth to dozens of charities and causes. Some of the charities include Amnesty International,Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation, Blessings in a Backpack, Celebrity Fight Night Foundation, City of Hope, Clothes Off Our Back, and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Those are just a few of the forty-two known charities she donates too. She also supports causes such as Abuse, Addiction, AIDS & HIV, Animals, At-Risk/Disadvantaged Youths, and Cancer. That is not all either, she reportedly donates to about 30 other causes as well.
Jackie Robinson was also known as Jack Rossevelt Robinson. Jackie Robinson had very many struggles; Jackie was drafted and assigned to Fort Riley, Kansas, where he faced racial discrimination on a daily basis, he was the first African American in baseball, transformed the face of American sports forever, and his father abandoned the family when Jackie was an infant, and forced his mother and four older siblings to join the "Great Migration" of the time and move to California. Jackie was born on January 31, 1919. He was born into a family of sharecroppers in Cairo, Georgia. It is still said that he never "completely" knew his real father, but there are other stories to. Jackie's real father is also said to have left the family the same year he was born, 1919. About 3 months after his birth, he left to go to the Great Migration, and he never returned. At the same time as all that was going on, he was dealing with lots of racism and torture. The white men were a lot more educated than Jackie and other black men, yet black men were still very educated. All these struggles are just the ones in his early years, the struggles that are more known happen later when he becomes very well known by most whites, yet just because he was well known does not mean that they all liked him.
Jackie Robinson, from early on in his life, was known for his great achievements in sports, but his achievements in sports only aided the greater goal of racial equality. Robinson attended Pasadena Junior College, where he often got in trouble for not cooperating with Jim Crow laws- laws that enforced segregation between African Americans and Whites. He also attended UCLA College where he met his future wife, but he was not able to finish because of financial difficulties. When he entered the Military he faced discrimination from other soldiers; this discrimination he faced showed him that sports were his true calling, not the military. He seemed destined to lead a career in bringing African Americans and whites together. Jackie Robinson played baseball at a time when it was segregated, a time where there were white leagues and African American leagues and the two did not mix. Being a civil rights activist, Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, opening up sports to African Americans.
In July 2009, he sponsored a trip to Walt Disney World for 65 children after learning that a swim club had turned them away because of their race. He has also built two churches and has donated generously to the National Association for Advancement of Colored People (Tyler Perry
Most people have heard of Michael Jackson in their lifetime, his songs have been played in countless of movies, “Thriller” is played every October, but people might not know how he reached his fame. They might also not know what started his downfall. It all started out great, but a few rumors can ruin anyone’s reputation; Michael Jackson was a great example of this. Michael Jackson was known as The King of Pop, and one of the greatest singers and performers of all time, but a few mistakes made him go down as one of the most controversial modern tragic heroes.
"It doesn't matter how many times you fail. You only have to be right once and then everyone can tell you that you are an overnight success." - Mark Cuban. The meaning of this quote is that the number of failures does not matter as long as you succeed. Mark Cuban is a world renown entrepreneur who is known for being a panelist on ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’ and as the proud owner of the NBA franchise Dallas Mavericks. He is also one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs in the world with a net worth of $2.6 billion. This amount may seem like a lot but Cuban’s net worth is ranked as #625 in the world via Forbes.com.
Jackie Robinson once said that “"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." (Brainy Quotes). Jackie Robinson faced more abuse than any other baseball player. Jackie Robinson had his mind set on breaking the color barrier for African Americans. Jackie Robinson had the muscle strength and talent to inspire and change the color barrier in Major League baseball. Jackie Robinson was one of the most significant baseball players that America has ever known for Jackie Robinson’s bravery to stop the color barrier for, his inspiration he gave to people all around the world and for his accomplishments during baseball and outside of baseball this made him one of the most valuable players in the National League.
The "G.O.A.T.", is coming used term in the sports world meaning, The Greatest of All Time. In the National Basketball Association, when you mention the term, the "G.O.A.T., everyone assumes of one name and one name only, Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan was an innovator of the basketball work and influenced many different people and players that inputted & mimicked Jordan’s style of play and implicated it into their own game. In today's generation, there are several players that many average day people would consider these players on the road to becoming a Jordan type of player, potential or maybe even greater; players that may be able on road to sharing a Michael Jordan type of legacy includes Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and LeBron James.
In 2008, Michael Jordan made his 200th wish to Make-A-Wish foundation. The CEO of the Make-A-Wish foundation even stated that, “Michael Jordan is one of the all-time greatest athletes, but he is an even better person,” said David Williams, “He has changed the lives of hundreds of wish kids and their families for the better, and for that, we are forever grateful” (Christensen). If the CEO of Make-A-Wish can say that Michael Jordan is a better person than a basketball player, and then he must be quite the person considering how dominate of a player Jordan was.
Shark Tank is a reality television show with the purpose of entertain, educate and motivate people, showing an easy way to expand entrepreneurs companies and ideas that haven not start yet and making the American dream possible. Shark Tank have create thousand of jobs making millions of dollars with ideas from zero or growing products. They know how to start small businesses and helping the entrepreneurs to achieve huge successes.