Business-minded Athlete Gifts

'I used to play football for the love of the game. But now, in the pros, it's all just one big business.'

"Jill Hamster's entrepreneurial disaster"

'You always bring me the same thing every year, toys games sports equipment. I never get what I really want!' - 'What's that?' - 'Real estate!'

'Do you really think shoulder-to-wheel and nose-to-grindstone are valid yoga positions?'

Impatient Oil Drillers LTD.

LEMONADE 50 CENTS, NOW HIRING, 'Okay, you're hired -- now, I want you to forget everything you learned in pre-school.'

'My long-range goal is to turn pro and lead the league in product endorsements.'

'It's easy for you to climb the corporate ladder, you just lay your eggs and leave: No need for Maternity Leave!'

"We've got an application from a bank asking if we'd like to sponsor a branch."

"It's important to see 'beyond the obvious' when you look at a customer. . ."

"So what do you really think of my business plan?"

"I'm creating the world's first 'instant lowrider' kit! I'll need partners...and when the profits roll in, I'll take 75 percent and they will get 50 percent."

"I want an eponymous retail empire when I grow up, Greg. What do you want?"

"I'm hoping to sell my startup - a chain of fast-food meditation centers - to Google for seven figures."

"We'll be too big to fail!"

Anticipated Sales - "Now at this point reality intruded."

Tennis.

"Coming soon. Possibly a thrift store or a bakery...or, no—how about a coffee house? Yoga studio? Pizza joint?..."

'His ballistic fingerprints were all over the company's over-stated profits.'

'Do you realize, this is a land of opportunity?' - 'Yes, anyone can become a tax payer.'

'Better get back to business and take your mind off golf for a change.'

'I quit the ice cream stand last year. Now I'm double dipping.'

"Before we start planning our next brilliant foray into the global economy, I suggest we first figure out how we're going to pay our local electric bill!"

Stan waits at the door for opportunity to knock.

'Look at it out there, Jones. Successful businesses as far as the eyes can see... We're gonna need some curtains.'

"Out? What are you, blind?"

"I thought I would put in the details later."

'I'd like to borrow enough to buy this bank.'

'What shall I do with these old books of yours? '

"You told him he should start his own business."

"Winning isn't everything, junior. Making money from product endorsement deals is important too."

"I'm a surrogate birth mother for hire. How do I claim my income?"

'Damn - that was my idea.'

"Want to win?"