You’ve probably heard the cliche a thousand times: Business is like baseball because you can only win with teamwork. Yada Yada. :-) We figured if sports was so similar to business, then the best sports players should be the best businessmen. But it turns out that is not very far from the truth. I reached to to 29 professional athletes and nearly all of them said that they learned many of their business skill from their years competing on the court. Below are short profiles of 29 athletes , and how they were able to transfer their sports skill to their businesses.

Alex Rodriguez; Franchisee with UFC GYM, Chief Executive Officer of A-Rod Corp, Fox Sports Commentator, and Yankees Special Advisor; UFC GYM ; Alex Rodriguez is a former New York Yankee baseballer who played in the MLB for 22 seasons. He is a three-time MLB American League MVP, 14-time All Star, World Series Champion, and is seen as one of the best baseball players ever.