Looking for the best and inspirational Mark Cuban Quotes?
Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, is an American businessman and investor. He has invested in many companies such as HDTVs, social media networks, computer hardware, and voice-recognition software.
He is a billionaire entrepreneur who began his career in tech after dropping out of college. He found Broadcast.com, where he sold the company for $5 million before starting his own company, MicroSolutions, which he later sold to Compaq for $4 billion. The first major acquisition was Southwest Airlines which he purchased in 1995 for $2 million from Herb Kelleher and still owns today at a value of about $6 billion.
He has been included in the Forbes 400 since 1998 and was listed in the Forbes “celebrity billionaires” list from 2009 to 2012 with an estimated net worth of $2.3 billion. Today his net worth is an estimated $4.3 billion.
Check out some of his inspirational quotes to motivate you to work hard and make your dreams come true.
69 Most Inspiring Mark Cuban Quotes
“Treat your customers like they own you. Because they do.”
“Life gets easier when you don’t have to worry about the bills.”
“Perfectionism is the enemy of profitability.”
“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.”
“Everyone is passionate about something. Usually more than one thing. We are born with it.”
“Once you have found out what you love to do, there is only one goal: to be the best in the world at it.”
“Always look for the fool in the deal. If you don’t find one, it’s you.”
“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.”
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”
“I don’t care what anyone says. Being rich is a good thing.”
“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.”
“Money is a scoreboard where you can rank how you’re doing against other people.”
“I’m always afraid of failing. It’s great motivation to work harder.”
“It’s hard not to fool yourself. Everyone tells you how they are going to be special. But few do the work to get there.” Do the work.”
“It’s not about money or connections — it’s the willingness to outwork and out-learn everyone… And if it fails, you learn from what happened and do a better job next time. We are acting in the best interests of shareholders.”
“The only thing any entrepreneur, salesperson, or anyone in any position can control is their effort.”
“Because if you’re prepared and you know what it takes, it’s not a risk. You just have to figure out how to get there. There is always a way to get there.”
“Make your product easier to buy than your competition, or you will find your customers buying from them, not you.”
“It’s not about money or connections. It’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone. And if it fails, you learn from what happened and do a better job next time.”
Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is. Know your business and industry better than anyone else in the world. Love what you do or don’t do it.”
“Wherever I see people doing something the way it’s always been done, the way it’s ‘supposed’ to be done, following the same old trends, well, that’s just a big red flag to me to go look somewhere else.”
“It comes down to finding something you love to do and then just trying to be great at it.”
“There is no sport as competitive as business.”
“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.”
“Effort is measured by setting goals and getting results.”
“You’ve got to work like someone is trying to steal your business.”
“Doesn’t matter if the glass is half-empty or half-full. All that matters is that you are the one pouring the water.”
“Relaxing is for the other guy. I may be sitting in front of the TV, but I’m not watching it unless I think there is something I can learn from it. I’m thinking about things I can use in my business and the TV is just there.”
“I create offbeat advice; I don’t follow it. I rarely take third-party advice on my investments.”I create offbeat advice; I don’t follow it. I rarely take third-party advice on my investments.”
“I worked hard and smarter than most people in the businesses I have been in. It’s not in the dreaming, it’s in the doing.”
“If you can sell, you’ll never be unemployed.”
“If you’re going to compete with me or one of my businesses, you’d better recognize that I’m working 24 hours a day to kick your ass.”
“You just got to stay focused and believe in yourself and trust your own ability and judgment.”
“One of the most underrated skills in business right now is being nice.”
“Work like there is someone working 24 hours a day to take it all away from you.”
“Don’t let fear be a roadblock.”
“Find something you love to do. If you don’t make money at it, at least you love going to work.”
“It’s not in the dreaming, it’s in the doing.”
“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.”
“The only thing any entrepreneur, salesperson or anyone in any position can control is their effort.”
“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.”
“Open offices keep everyone in tune with what is going on and keep the energy up. If an employee is about privacy, show him or her how to use the lock on the bathroom.”
“The key is having great players. But there are a lot of teams that have All-Stars and haven’t been able to put it together.”
“Creating opportunities means looking where others are not.”
“If you’re looking where everybody else is looking, you’re looking in the wrong spot.”
“It doesn’t matter how many times you fail. You only have to be right once and then everyone can tell you that you are an overnight success.”
“It’s not whom you know. It’s not how much money you have. It’s very simple. It’s whether or not you have the edge and have the guts to use it.”
“What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur? It takes willingness to learn, to be able to focus, to absorb information, and to always realize that business is a 24/7 job where someone is always out there to kick your ass.”
“It doesn’t matter how many times you have failed. You only have to be right once.”
“Know your core competencies and focus on being great at them.”
“There is very little knowledge that can’t be obtained through effort.”
“When you’ve got 10,000 people trying to do the same thing, why would you want to be number 10,001?”
“Always wake up with a smile knowing that today you are going to have fun accomplishing what others are too afraid to do.”
“Work like there is someone working twenty-four hours a day to take it all away from you.”
“I’ve learned that it doesn’t matter how many times you failed. You only have to be right once.”
“Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.”
“It’s called working your ass off.”
“Focus on building the best possible business. If you are great, people will notice and opportunities will appear.”
“Customers want to see that you have other customers.”
“When you turn your team upside down and try to figure out what the culture of the team is, you take the greatest risk a team can take.”
“Being rich is a good thing. Not just in the obvious sense of benefiting you and your family, but in the broader sense. Profits are not a zero sum game. The more you make, the more of a financial impact you can have.”
“The thrill of victory in business blows away the thrill of victory in sports. Business is a sport 24x7x365.”
“Success is about making your life a special version of unique that fits who you are—not what other people want you to be.”
“Companies don’t fail for a lack of cash or attitude. Companies fail for a lack or brains and effort.”
“We can’t ever forget that the Internet now is just a staid utility. The exciting platforms are software applications that are very, very simple.”
“I love to compete. To me, business is the ultimate sport. It’s always on. There is always someone trying to beat me.”
“Don’t start a company unless it’s an obsession and something you love. If you have an exit strategy, it’s not an obsession.”
“Time is the most valuable asset you don’t own.”
