Alex Rodriguez Revealed How His Mother’s $60 Tip Pouch Shaped Him Before Bagging a Massive $1.3 Million MLB Contract in 1994

During his playing days, Alex Rodriguez, persistently climbed up the ladder of success. After retiring as a player, he continued his triumphant run as a businessman. Amassing a fortune of wealth from enormous MLB term contract deals he set on a path to royalty. But his life wasn’t always as luxurious and he has his mother to thank for the riches that followed.?

‘A-Rod’ had some of the most noteworthy years of his MLB career, while playing for the New York Yankees. Though he already prospered on the baseball diamond playing for the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers before. Playing for the Yankees, ‘A-Rod’ became the larger-than-life sporting hero that he strived to be. The 14-time All-Star ‘A-Rod’ also won a World Series trophy with the Yankees, thus growing in greatness.?

Having made a remarkable start to his MLB career with the Mariners, Rodriguez’s value kept soaring. Therefore, he later got bought by the Rangers and Yankees for humongous amounts. Thus, he became one of the wealthiest athletes worldwide. But he also utilized his resources to the level of perfection, taking lessons from his childhood.?

Life of Alex Rodriguez under his mother’s enlightenment?

In the present day, Alex Rodriguez gets counted among the richest celebrities across the globe. His life history is an embodiment of the rags-to-riches tale. Therefore, making him the epitome of the American Dream. But his rise to fame got inspired by the struggles in his childhood years.?

‘A-Rod’ grew up living in Florida with his single mother and siblings. When ‘A-Rod’ was a 10-year-old, his father left the family. His mother Lourdes Rodriguez then cared for the family with her meager earnings. Lourdes worked two jobs within a day, as a secretary and later waiting tables at night time.?

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As a child took immense joy in counting his mother’s tip money and seeing as much as $60 in total. Describing the feeling in an interview, ‘A-Rod’ said, “I would feel like the richest family in the neighborhood. And it left a mark on me.” Thus, that is where ‘A-Rod’ took inspiration for his own savings and investments.?

Alex Rodriguez’s accomplishments as a businessman?

Through his investments, ‘A-Rod’ set up his business empire with his entrepreneurial venture, ‘A-Rod Corp’. He is also the chairman of Presidente Beer and a joint-owner of the NBA team, the Minnesota Timberwolves. ‘A-Rod’ was once a guest investor on the reality series, Shark Tank.?

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Do you find inspiration in Alex Rodriguez’s story??