Mark Cuban
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Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban is an American businessman and investor. He is the owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, Landmark Theatres, and Magnolia Pictures, and is the chairman of the HDTV cable network AXS TV. He is also a "shark" investor on the television series, Shark Tank. In 2011, Cuban wrote an e-book, How to Win at the Sport of Business, in which he chronicles his life experiences in business and sports...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth31 July 1958
CityPittsburgh, PA
CountryUnited States of America
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.
Yes. And release prisoners who are incarcerated for pot.
Business is a sport and I want to win. I want to kick your ass. I may not win every game. But I certainly am going to try.
I know I'm prejudiced, and I know I'm bigoted in a lot of different ways,
Business is the ultimate sport. In business, as in sport, the one thing you can control is effort.
Success is about making your life a special version of unique that fits who you are - not what other people want you to be.
What I’ve learned is that if you really want to be successful at something, you’ll find that you put the time in. You won’t just ask somebody if it’s a good idea, you’ll go figure out if it’s a good idea.
As I would learn later in life, money makes you extremely handsome.
Even when I had nothing, I had everything. Because I love to compete.
Never follow your dreams. Follow your effort.
If Ayn Rand were an up-and-coming author today, she wouldn't write about steel or railroads, it would be Net Neutrality.
Credit cards are the WORST investment that you can make.
My businesses are usually built around challenging conventional wisdom, so I tend to gain by taking the other side. It's been very profitable and entertaining for me
Sports, music, movies - basically, fans of any form of entertainment don't do a resume analysis before picking their favorite.