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6 great athlete-entrepreneurs and what they accomplished

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His lifetime player salary was nearly $100 million, but it is as an entrepreneur that he has made the greatest impact. As a brand unto himself, he not only acted as a spokesman, endorsing numerous other brands, but is also the owner of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats, which he bought for around $175 million in 2010. Venus Williams.

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America’s founding entrepreneurs: revolution at work

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His lifetime player salary was nearly $100 million, but it is as an entrepreneur that he has made the greatest impact. As a brand unto himself, he not only acted as a spokesman, endorsing numerous other brands, but is also the owner of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats, which he bought for around $175 million in 2010. Venus Williams.