Cars lined the roads leading to the university, many with fuzzy yellow-and-black Tiger tails hanging from their trunks.

NEWYORKER: Most Likely to Succeed

It got a boost in 2003 when Uma Thurman appeared in the movie Kill Bill decked out in Tiger wear -- a yellow sweatsuit and a pair of gold-colored Onitsuka Taichi sneakers with black stripes.

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