in (one's) own right
Through one's own talents or efforts. His father was a hall-of-famer, and he's a pretty good basketball player in his own right.
in one's own right
Through one's own skills or qualifications, as in He's a fine violinist in his own right, or She has a fortune in her own right. This term originally alluded to a legal title or claim, as in She was queen in her own right, but has been used more loosely since about 1600.
in (one's) own right
Through the force of one's own skills or qualifications.