Alex Rodriguez discusses his upcoming strategic initiatives and business ventures at A-Rod Corp.
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Rodriguez admits his PED suspension may cost him the Hall of Fame
“This thing that I did, May cost me the Hall of Fame, and that will suck, but I have no one to blame but myself.”
Assertion Supported
Warren Buffett structured Rodriguez's $30M Yankees milestone home run bonus deal
“So he says, okay, there's five big records out there, homerun records. Willie Mays, and he goes one by one. Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Babe Ruth. So if you hit all those five, And you get a six million dollar bonus in each one of them. They will be happy. I said…”
Opinion
Rodriguez prefers hiring athletes because they work late and ignore the clock
“I like athletes, because athletes, two things, they don't punch a clock. They just go out and get the job done, and if a deal has to go to three in the morning, you just get that job done, and that's something I really enjoyed about athletes.”
Opinion
Modern kids aspire to be like Marc Lore as much as LeBron
“Today, kids want to be like Mark Laurie and Mark Cuban, just as much as they want to be like LeBron James. Now, LeBron James is both because he's a great businessman and a goat on the basketball court, but the truth is, is not good enough for these young guys …”
Assertion Supported
Warren Buffett insured the final three years of Rodriguez's $252M Rangers contract
“The last three or four years was almost impossible to insure because there wasn't a lot of comps. So we had no problem the first five to seven years, but Tom Hicks was having a hard time with the last three years. I guess he put word out in the market and Warr…”
Insight
Rodriguez advises retired athletes to build business authority via TV and speaking
“So basically, in a nutshell, the two big takeaways was, you should always try to do some television when you're done, because that'll keep your name and your brand out there with the consumer. And then two, you should do as much public speaking as you can, bec…”