Ted Leonsis, the owner of the Washington Capitals and an Internet multimillionaire, may seem like a guy who has it all. But he hasn't done it all. When he survived a plane crash landing in 1983, he made a list of 101 things he wanted to do in life.
He's at 71 and counting ...
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101 things Ted Leonsis has given himself to do in life
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Number
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Category
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Status
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I. Family matters
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1.
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Fall in love and get married
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2.
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Have a healthy son
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3.
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Have a healthy daughter
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4.
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Take care of mother and father
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5.
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Take care of in-laws
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6.
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Take care of extended family
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7.
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Have grandchildren
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8.
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Have great-grandchildren
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9.
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Leave trusts for family members
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10.
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Leave all financial matters in great shape for family members upon passing on
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11.
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Have children become individuals and self-actualized staying loving within the family
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II. Financial matters
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12.
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Pay off college debts
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13.
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Net worth of $10 million, after taxes
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14.
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Net worth of $100 million, after taxes
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15.
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Net worth of $1 billion, after taxes
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16.
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Zero personal debt for family
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17.
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Make $10 million on an outside investment
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18.
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Become a partner in a venture capital fund
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19.
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Create $1 billion in value with an outside investment
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20.
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Start a company and sell it
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21.
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Conduct an IPO on a company I founded
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22.
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Create world's largest media company
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III. Possessions
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23.
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Own a beach home that stays in family
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24.
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Own a jet
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25.
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Own a yacht
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26.
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Own a convertible Porsche or Mercedes Benz
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27.
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Own a mountain home that stays in the family
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28.
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Own a great piece of art
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29.
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Own a great personal collection of watches
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30.
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Own a Ferrari
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31.
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Restore an antique auto
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32.
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Own a restaurant or club
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33.
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Support someone who makes a great breakthrough in science or art
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IV. Charities
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34.
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Change someone's life via a charity
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35.
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Give $1 million to Georgetown University
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36.
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Major impact on a children's charity
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37.
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Start a family charity foundation
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38.
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Give away $100 million in lifetime
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39.
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Have a building/perpetual memorial named after the family
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V. Sports
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40.
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Own a sports franchise (basketball, hockey or football)
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41.
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Win a world championship
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42.
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Go to a Super Bowl with Dolphins or Redskins
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43.
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Go to a Final Four with Georgetown
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44.
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Go to a World Series with Yankees
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45.
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Meet Mickey Mantle
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46.
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Catch a foul ball
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47.
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Go to an NBA All-Star Game
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48.
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Go to an NBA draft
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49.
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Go to an NHL All-Star Game
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50.
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Go to a Capitals Stanley Cup
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51.
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Go to Olympics
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52.
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Play Augusta
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53.
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Play Pebble Beach
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54.
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Play Cypress
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55.
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Play St. Andrews
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56.
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Go to Ryder Cup
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57.
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Go to U.S. Open golf tourney
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58.
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Go to World Cup
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59.
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Get a hole-in-one
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60.
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Play in a celebrity golf tournament
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61.
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Go to a US Open tennis final
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62.
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Go to baseball All-Star Game
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63.
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Go to a Fantasy Camp
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64.
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Shoot baskets at Madison Square Garden
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65.
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Go one-on-one with Michael Jordan
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VI. Travel
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66.
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Go to Greece
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67.
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Go to Italy
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68.
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Go to Israel/Jerusalem
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69.
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Go to Hawaii
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70.
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Go on safari to Africa
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71.
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Go to London
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72.
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Go to Paris
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73.
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Go to Australia
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74.
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Sail through Caribbean
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75.
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Sail through Mediterranean
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76.
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Go to China
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77.
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Go to Brazil
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78.
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Go to Alaska
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79.
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Go to Egypt
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80.
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Go to Bali
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81.
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Go to Tahiti
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VII. Stuff
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82.
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Be on cover of a magazine
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83.
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Produce a TV show
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84.
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Go into outerspace
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85.
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Write a book
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86.
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Invent a board game
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87.
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Make a movie
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88.
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Win a Grammy/Oscar/Tony Award
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89.
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Meet Ted Turner
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90.
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Meet Bill Gates
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91.
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Get an honorary degree
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92.
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Hold elective office
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93.
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Go to White House/meet President
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94.
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Advise a foreign government
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95.
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Live overseas
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96.
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Go to Oscars
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97.
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Go to MTV Awards Show
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98.
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See the Rolling Stones
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99.
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See The Who
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100.
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Take a year sabbatical
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101.
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Sail around the world with family
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Tally
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71/101
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