Love what you do or don’t do it. — Mark Cuban

Even when I had nothing, I had everything. Because I love to compete. — Mark Cuban

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. — Mark Cuban

Once you have found out what you love to do, there is only one goal: to be the best in the world at it. — Mark Cuban

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. — Mark Cuban

I love to compete. I want to get out there and kick your ass in the business world. That is what inspires me. — Mark Cuban

Do it because you love it. Then it’s not a job. I’m a geek. I love technology. I would be online working with technology regardless of what my day job is. — Mark Cuban

Every now and then I love to invest in a company that may not set the world on fire, but has the chance to establish itself, create jobs and have a positive impact. — Mark Cuban

Never follow your dreams. Follow your effort. — Mark Cuban

Companies fail for lack of brains and effort. — Mark Cuban

The one requirement for success in our business lives is effort. Either you make the commitment to get results or you don’t. — Mark Cuban

You learn in life that a lot of things are the result of effort, but some things, in terms of scale, are random. — Mark Cuban

There is very little knowledge that can’t be obtained through effort. With knowledge you can determine the state of any business or opportunity and find a course to gain an advantage. — Mark Cuban

Effort is measured by setting goals and getting results. — Mark Cuban

Sweat equity is the best equity. — Mark Cuban

Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is. — Mark Cuban

Time is the most valuable asset you don’t own. — Mark Cuban

Time is the most valuable asset you don’t own. You may or may not realize it yet, but how you use or don’t use your time is going to be the best indication of where your future is going to take you . — Mark Cuban

It takes time, it’s a grind. There are no shortcuts. You’ve got to grind and grind. — Mark Cuban

Everyday I look in the mirror and make sure I don’t pinch myself so I don’t wake up. I don’t take it for granted. All the time I say: ‘Why me?’ — Mark Cuban

If you really want to know where your destiny lies, look at where you apply your time. — Mark Cuban

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. — Mark Cuban

You never quite know in business if what you are doing is the right or the wrong thing. Unfortunately, by the time you know the answer, someone has beaten you to it and you are out of business. — Mark Cuban

I placed too much importance on comparing how much I had to others early on. Then I started realizing time was a far more valuable asset. When I started using money to create more time, I appreciated both more. — Mark Cuban

There’s no law against stupid–I learned that a long time ago. — Mark Cuban

I just try to have a good time, enjoy my family, enjoy my life. I was having a blast when I was poor, and I’m having maybe a little bit more now that I’ve got something in the bank. — Mark Cuban

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. — Mark Cuban

Creating opportunities means looking where others are not. — Mark Cuban

If you’re looking for the next big thing, and you’re looking where everyone else is, you’re looking in the wrong place. — Mark Cuban

Someone is out there looking to put you out of business. Someone is out there who thinks they have a better idea than you have. A better solution than you have. A better or more efficient product than you have. — Mark Cuban

If you’re looking where everybody else is looking, you’re looking in the wrong spot. — Mark Cuban

Brains are far more important than money or connections. Everyone and anyone can create a business out of their bedroom. — Mark Cuban

Money is a scoreboard where you can rank how you’re doing against other people. — Mark Cuban

Sales Cure All. Know how your company will make money and how you will actually make sales. — Mark Cuban

Most people think money is the key to reducing risk. Prepartion is. — Mark Cuban

Can’t say no one makes money from Twitter now. The NBA does. — Mark Cuban

As I would learn later in life, money makes you extremely handsome. — Mark Cuban

In business, to be a success, you only have to be right once. — Mark Cuban

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. — Mark Cuban

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. — Mark Cuban

The beauty of success, whether it’s finding the girl of your dreams, the right job or financial success, is that it doesn’t matter how many times you have failed, you only have to be right once. — Mark Cuban

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

Do the work. Out–work. Out–think. Out–sell your expectations. There are no shortcuts. — Mark Cuban

We romanticize entrepreneurshi p so much that people don’t do the work. It’s not just a dream, not just a goal; it’s a lot of hard work. A lot of people are wantrepreneurs, not entrepreneurs. — Mark Cuban

I’m always afraid of failing. It’s great motivation to work harder. — Mark Cuban

Find something you love to do. If you don’t make money at it, at least you love going to work. — Mark Cuban

Everyone tells you how they are going to be ‘special’, but few do the work to get there. Do the work. — Mark Cuban

Do your homework and know your business better than anyone. Otherwise, someone who knows more and works harder will kick your ass. — Mark Cuban

Work like there is someone working twenty–four hours a day to take it all away from you. — Mark Cuban

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. — Mark Cuban

I was lucky. I grew up knowing that hard work and smart work has a greater impact on results than being passionate about something. — Mark Cuban

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. — Mark Cuban

I do everything via email. Which in turn works as my tickler file and prioritization queue. I start at the top every morning and keep on going until I’m finished. I don’t do calls. I don’t do meetings. — Mark Cuban

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. — Mark Cuban

Recessions are the best time to start a company. Companies fail. Others hold back capital. If you are willing to do the preparation and work, it is the best time to invest in yourself and start a business. — Mark Cuban

It would have been easy to judge effort by how many hours a day passed while I was at work. That’s the worst way to measure effort. Effort is measured by setting goals and getting results. — Mark Cuban

I know I’m prejudiced and I know I’m bigoted in a lot of different ways. — Mark Cuban

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. — Mark Cuban

It’s always the little decisions that have the biggest impact. — Mark Cuban

Everyone has got the will to win; it’s only those with the will to prepare that do win. — Mark Cuban

There is no sport as competitive as business. It’s 24 by 7 by 365 by forever. — Mark Cuban

I’m a competitive person. Business is a much more competitive sport than any real sport. It’s 24x7x365. I’m a business adrenaline junky. — Mark Cuban

The sport of business is the ultimate competition. It’s 7 × 24 × 365 × forever. — Mark Cuban

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. — Mark Cuban

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. — Mark Cuban

The thrill of victory in business blows away the thrill of victory in sports. Business is a sport 24/7/365. — Mark Cuban

Sports, music, movies–basically, fans of any form of entertainment don’t do a resume analysis before picking their favorite. — Mark Cuban

To me business is a sport. I love knowing that 24x7x365xforever I’m competing with people I don’t know. To build my businesses. To come up with new ideas. To come up with better ideas. That motivates me. — Mark Cuban

I love to compete. To me, business is the ultimate sport. It’s always on. There is always someone trying to beat me. — Mark Cuban