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NAPOLEON I BONAPARTE
Napoleon Bonaparte. He took over Europe twice. The second time was after his army went rogue to retrieve him from exile. Come on!
Junius Morgan. He taught J.P. Morgan to balance the books before he was 10 years old. And he taught J.P. Morgan "reinvent your earnings"... which led to J.P. investing in Thomas Edison's incandescent light bulb (ConEd).
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Manny Pacquiao. He is tiny, a good politician, he beats the crap out of guys three times his size and he's a really nice guy.
Derek Jeter. Wanted to play for the Yankees as a kid, played for them his whole life, drug free and loyal to the love of the game.
Andrew Carnegie, April 5, 1913 by Everett
Andrew Carnegie. He had a competitor for the railroad business in NYC. He also owned the only railroad bridge leading into the city. He blockaded it with armed men, waited for his competitor to go bankrupt and then he bought their business from the bank.
Sylvester Stallone's character, Rocky Balboa. A true underdog, who goes from a nobody to the world heavy-weight champion.
Lou Gehrig. The Iron man. Played with broken bones and only stopped when he decided that he was no longer benefiting the Yankees... True Selflessness.
And Yet Another Meme... Actors this Time
Robert Redford. The Sundance Kid, and the creator of the Sundance film festival.
Paul Newman. Cool Hand Luke, and a philanthropist whose charity has donated hundreds of millions of dollars. And continues to do so even after his death.
Steve McQueen. Started life as an orphan, raced cars, motorcycles, was a great actor and lets face it. His nickname was "the King of cool"