Tony Khan
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And I really grew up as a big fan of wrestling above all else, as a huge sports fan collecting cards. But the one sport that never ends, there's no off season. It goes 365 days a year, does not take a break. 52 weeks a year of pro wrestling. There's no reruns. It's new wrestling every week. And that really, as you're a big sports fan kid, can keep you hooked on that.
And I really grew up as a big fan of wrestling above all else, as a huge sports fan collecting cards. But the one sport that never ends, there's no off season. It goes 365 days a year, does not take a break. 52 weeks a year of pro wrestling. There's no reruns. It's new wrestling every week. And that really, as you're a big sports fan kid, can keep you hooked on that.
So when the NFL goes on break after the Super Bowl and when college basketball breaks after March Madness, you don't really get that 52-week-a-year chance to really follow something you love. And wrestling does offer that.
So when the NFL goes on break after the Super Bowl and when college basketball breaks after March Madness, you don't really get that 52-week-a-year chance to really follow something you love. And wrestling does offer that.
My dad is a very successful businessman. And as I was growing up, he was really building his business day by day, week by week. And there was a lot of work he put into it, but he was also away working a lot. So I did see my dad as much as he could, but he was... working hard building his business up and traveling the world.
My dad is a very successful businessman. And as I was growing up, he was really building his business day by day, week by week. And there was a lot of work he put into it, but he was also away working a lot. So I did see my dad as much as he could, but he was... working hard building his business up and traveling the world.
And my dad is a big sports fan, took me to games, built his auto parts empire, and started companies, built new factories all over the world, and eventually was able to buy the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars in 2012. And it was many years building towards that. But when I was growing up as a little kid, it seemed like an impossibility.
And my dad is a big sports fan, took me to games, built his auto parts empire, and started companies, built new factories all over the world, and eventually was able to buy the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars in 2012. And it was many years building towards that. But when I was growing up as a little kid, it seemed like an impossibility.
But definitely my dad always loved football as far as I remember and was great about taking me to sports when he was around.
But definitely my dad always loved football as far as I remember and was great about taking me to sports when he was around.
Yeah, I definitely had some pressure from my parents to do something of significance in their eyes. There was academic pressure, but also pressure to go out and do something important at work. So I really love my parents very much. And they're very hardworking people and very smart people, but they are very motivated and they motivated me.
Yeah, I definitely had some pressure from my parents to do something of significance in their eyes. There was academic pressure, but also pressure to go out and do something important at work. So I really love my parents very much. And they're very hardworking people and very smart people, but they are very motivated and they motivated me.
Well, I changed majors at the University of Illinois. I was in engineering school. For me, yeah, I always thought I would go into business and I was in engineering school and it's a lot of work. And I was having a lot of fun in college and also doing things like writing wrestling shows for fun and trading wrestling tapes and posting on wrestling message boards and watching lots of basketball.
Well, I changed majors at the University of Illinois. I was in engineering school. For me, yeah, I always thought I would go into business and I was in engineering school and it's a lot of work. And I was having a lot of fun in college and also doing things like writing wrestling shows for fun and trading wrestling tapes and posting on wrestling message boards and watching lots of basketball.
The Illinois basketball team was really, really good when I was there and watching lots of football and going to the football games. And it was a lot of work in engineering school and also a lot of the stuff I really wanted to learn, I was learning in my minor, which was finance. And they called it the secondary field of concentration. So my secondary field, I found far more interesting.
The Illinois basketball team was really, really good when I was there and watching lots of football and going to the football games. And it was a lot of work in engineering school and also a lot of the stuff I really wanted to learn, I was learning in my minor, which was finance. And they called it the secondary field of concentration. So my secondary field, I found far more interesting.
And also I found that I could manage my studies and still do all the other things I wanted to do and be a solid student, but also go out several days a week
And also I found that I could manage my studies and still do all the other things I wanted to do and be a solid student, but also go out several days a week
I was so much happier instantly. I enjoyed the classes more. I had so much more free time and I saw my friends more and it was fantastic. I learned things that I apply more and I took a few years of the engineering classes. I have an insane amount of math credits. for somebody that graduated with the degree I have. So I could go back and do something with them sometime.
I was so much happier instantly. I enjoyed the classes more. I had so much more free time and I saw my friends more and it was fantastic. I learned things that I apply more and I took a few years of the engineering classes. I have an insane amount of math credits. for somebody that graduated with the degree I have. So I could go back and do something with them sometime.