Mark Cuban Quotes

Make sure you are the boss. I don't think I would encourage executives that work for me to blog. There can be only 1 public vision for an organization.

The NBA (National Basketball Association) is never just a business. It's always business. It's always personal. All good businesses are personal. The best businesses are very personal.

I still work hard to know my business. I'm continuously looking for ways to improve all my companies, and I'm always selling. Always.

There is only one thing in life you can control: Your own effort.

Get me selling and I can figure out the industry. Once I can figure out the industry I can start a business in that industry.

There are no shortcuts. You have to work hard, and try to put yourself in a position where if luck strikes, you can see the opportunity and take advantage of it.

All you need is a laptop or a PC and an Internet connection and you can pretty much do almost anything and create almost any type of company.

I'm always afraid of failing. It's great motivation to work harder.

Being a smart shopper is the first step to getting rich.

I rarely think the market is right. I believe non dividend stocks aren't much more than baseball cards. They are worth what you can convince someone to pay for it.

What I’ve learned in these 11 years is you just got to stay focused and believe in yourself and trust your own ability and judgment.

I create offbeat advice; I don't follow it. I rarely take third-party advice on my investments.

Culture is very important to the Mavs.... It isn't about who talks the most or the loudest. It is about the demeanor and attitude he brings.

Creating opportunities means looking where others are not.

It's not the dreaming, it's the doing.

The NBA is never just a business. It's always business. It's always personal. All good businesses are personal. The best businesses are very personal.

The new moron in town is Chad Ford of ESPN.com.

Forget about finding your passion. Instead, focus on finding big problems.

You never win any games you don't play.

Sales is the most important aspect of a company, which in turn is about how well you treat your customer and stay ahead of your customer's requirements.

Never settle. There is no reason to rush.

Every 'No' gets me closer to a 'Yes'.

Doesnt matter what your skill and physical gifts are if you cant get your head right.

Find something you love to do. If you don't make money at it, at least you love going to work.

Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is.

Sweat equity is the best startup capital.

Information is power. Particularly when the competition ignores the opportunity to do the same.

Selling is never about convincing. It is always about helping.

Success is about making your life a special version of unique that fits who you are - not what other people want you to be.

I learned how to become wealthy because I asked the right questions when I was broke.

It's always the little decisions that have the biggest impact.

I didnt know I was mad about anything. I guess if the New York Times says I am, I must be.

If there was a template for success in sports, everyone would follow it. You do the best you can and trust the people you trust.

The number-one job of the hedge-fund manager is not to make sure that you can retire with a smile on your face - it's for him to retire with a smile on his face.

Today is the youngest you will ever be. Live like it.

One thing we can all control is effort. Put in the time to become an expert in whatever you’re doing. It will give you an advantage because most people don’t do this.

Don't get caught up in how many hours you work. Judge success based on having goals and measuring your results. Hard work, and lots of it, is certainly needed, but focus on what you get done.

Relaxing is for the other guy.

I wouldn't be where I am now if I didn't fail ... a lot. The good, the bad, it's all part of the success equation.

In business, one of the challenges is making sure that your product is the easiest to experience and complete a sale.

I think one of the biggest curses in the U.S. is that we have only two political parties.

Time is the most valuable asset you don't own.

The sport of business is the ultimate competition. It's 7 × 24 × 365 × forever.

I'd rather be tired than broke!

If you're looking where everybody else is looking, you're looking in the wrong spot.

Ideas are easy. I've never met a single person who didn't think they had a world class idea. The hard part is making it a business.

Executives should blog if they have a vision they are trying to communicate, or if they are very visible in the media.

If you've got $25,000, $50,000, $100,000, you're better off paying off any debt you have because that's a guaranteed return.

Video for the Internet has become a testing ground for mediums that actually have revenue.

Business is the ultimate sport. In business, as in sport, the one thing you can control is effort.