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Greg Norman
Greg Norman is a former professional golf player. Norman was born on February 10, 1955 in Mount Isa, Australia. The Australian has been the number 1 golfer in the world during 331 weeks in the end of the 20th century, and has won 85 tournaments. The golfer is nicknamed the Shark or the Great White Shark, which could also represent his entrepreneurship skills. In fact, he used his nickname for his company as well; Great White Shark entreprise. He also developed Greg Norman Golf Course Design Enterprise, which designs golf courses all around the world. He also develops residential estates, does some branding development/creation, has a turf company (for golf courses of course), has a wine estate, produces beef, has an investment company, and a gold academy! A lot of different companies or venture, all under the name of the Great White Shark company. His earnings in 2013 were around $11.5 million.
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