I encountered a founder once who built his small empire from just an idea in a garage. How did the employees know it started as an idea in a garage? Because he started every speech at every company meeting by telling the story. But if you dug just a little deeper, you'd learn that this was like the fourth or fifth startup he tried. Every time one failed, he'd go back home, live off his family's wealth for a little while dreaming up the next attempt.
Yea, I could also be a pro baseball player if I got an infinite number of at-bats.