Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez does not need any introduction. He is one of the prominent figures in American sports. With an MLB career that spanned over 20 years, A-Rod always took the right step at the right time in his career.

Whether it is about his sporting career or post-retirement, the New York Yankees legend has been spot on with his decisions. With a net worth of over $350 million, Alex Rodriguez is one of the wealthiest sports personalities in the world. But how did he manage to create his empire in business?

Baseball is a game that has a very limited audience, compared to other American sports such as the NBA, NFL, and NHL. But despite all the odds, he made his presence felt with his charismatic personality. In an old interview, A-Rod revealed what motivated him to think about a parallel career with baseball.

Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez on his career in business

Alex Rodriguez is probably the only baseball personality to have a global identity. From the streets of Miami to play for the best MLB team, A-Rod’s journey is not just about baseball. He is far more than that. Right from the start of his sporting career, he started investing in real estate and sporting ventures.

And now, as a result, one can see how successful he is. When asked about what motivated him to have a second option for his career, he shared an interesting incident from his university days.

A-Rod revealed that he took this step when he was just 18-19 years old. During his second season in MLB, A-Rod saw how one of the football players from his university team lost his source of income after an injury.

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“I remember I was probably 18 or 19 years old, my second year in the major league… I saw one of our players on the football team get hurt. He injured his knee on Monday and Wednesday, literally, he was out of a job. And that scared the crap out of me,” Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez said. “I panicked and at that age, I started to think about the end. That was how I started this whole thing.”

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It was more of a learning experience for A-Rod. Because since that very day, he started to invest his money in the right place. Now, at 46, he has built an empire in business.