#2 Ric Flair
When Ric Flair retired from the WWE in 2012, he went out as the most decorated World Champion in the history of sports entertainment with a staggering 16 World Titles to his name. The Nature Boy is the prototype of what it means to be one of the most gifted all-around performers of all-time.
Except, we might never have seen him compete inside the squared circle if he didn’t hate studying so much.
Having gone on to college on a football scholarship, Flair was so disinterested in studies that he dropped out to become a bouncer. This is where he met a pro-wrestler who encouraged Flair to come to his training centre and to give professional wrestling a shot.
That’s exactly what Flair did and there was no looking back for the great man.